Aramark Uniform Services

An employee was working on an industrial dryer when the dryer door fell due to a defective air blocking valve that normally holds the door in place. The employee was struck in the neck and shoulder by the dryer door and sustained fractures to his C1 and C3 vertebrae, a spinal compression at the C2 vertebra, and a bruised right shoulder.

An employee was performing daily rounds in the mechanical room when he tripped and fell forward, resulting in a left wrist fracture that required surgery.

On May 24, 2022, an employee was pushed down stairs by another employee during an altercation. The employee suffered a broken wrist and was hospitalized.

On July 16, 2021, an employee was operating a lift when his left hand was caught between the lift and a sort rail. He suffered a laceration and nerve damage to the hand and was hospitalized.

n employee tripped on a comfort mat and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee's right pinky finger was caught in a closing door and amputated.

The lift gate chain broke on an employee's delivery truck while he was unloading a cage full of garments. He struck his head on one of the brackets that holds the lift gate when it is in the up position, lacerating his ear.

An employee fell while moving a water canister, resulting in fractures to four fingers on her right hand.

An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.

An employee was mixing sauce using a sauce barrel mixer when his left little finger was amputated.

An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.

A temporary employee was carrying a nail gun through the warehouse when it hit his leg, activated, and fired a nail into the leg.