Falvey Linen Supply, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - CRANSTON, Rhode Island

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Falvey Linen Supply, Inc. in CRANSTON, Rhode Island
Employer Falvey Linen Supply, Inc.
Address 50 Burnham Ave
City, State ZIP CRANSTON, Rhode Island 02910
Report ID 20190910210
Event Date September 30, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
Industry (NAICS) 812331
Inspection # 1434903
GPS Coordinates 41.79190, -71.44755

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Incident Narrative

An employee was putting napkins into an ironer machine when her left hand was caught on the rotating shaft and injured.

Incident Summary

On September 30, 2019, a worker at Falvey Linen Supply, Inc. in CRANSTON, Rhode Island suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with fabric pressers and ironing appliances identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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