Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ideal Laundry & Cleaners, 506 S. Beltline St., SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA 69361
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final 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.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.
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