Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Atlantic City Linen Supply, LLC, 7 N Franklin Blvd., PLEASANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08232
on — Fractures , affecting the Wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a machine that irons and folds table napkins when a string from her sweatshirt got caught in the rollers. Her hand was pulled into the machine's point of operation, resulting in crush injuries that included a broken wrist.
Hospitalized Wrist(s) Other special process machinery n.e.c.
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