Alsco Uniforms
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BLACKFOOT, IDAHO
| Employer | Alsco Uniforms | Report ID | 2024076469 |
| Address | 98 Poplar Street | City, State ZIP | BLACKFOOT, IDAHO 83221 |
| Event Date | July 17, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Elevators |
| Secondary Source | Doors swinging and sliding | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 812331 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.19000, -112.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was at a customer location making a pickup and delivery of hospital linen. The employee was using the freight elevator to bring a hamper up from the basement to the ground level outside. This elevator has two metal doors that open from the ground to allow the elevator to raise. The employee was on the ground level outside and looking down at the elevator doors as the elevator was on its way up, when the doors jammed together. The employee was freeing the doors with his right hand and the elevator doors closed, causing an amputation to his right middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On July 17, 2024, a worker at Alsco Uniforms in BLACKFOOT, IDAHO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with elevators identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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