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Ideal Laundry & Cleaners

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ideal Laundry & Cleaners in SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA
Employer Ideal Laundry & Cleaners Report ID 2018021856
Address 506 S. Beltline St. City, State ZIP SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA 69361
Event Date February 23, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 812310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.85000, -103.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning around a folding machine and lost his balance. As he went to catch himself he grabbed the safety bar. His hand slipped and went into the roller on the machine and was crushed.

Incident Summary

On February 23, 2018, a worker at Ideal Laundry & Cleaners in SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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