Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Mount Vernon	Ny	Unitex Textile Rental Services, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was weighing laundry when they were struck by the sling ring that holds laundry. The employee sustained a broken foot that required surgery.
2021-09-08	Searcy	Ar	SRCNC, INC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was standing in a laundry area, in front of a washing machine, after emptying a plastic bag of laundry into the washer. The employee dropped the bag, slipped on it, and fell. Her right hip struck the concrete floor and the metal threshold of a doorway. The hip was broken and she was hospitalized.
2021-07-24	Houston	Tx	Texas Western Management Partners LP	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a large laundry ironer/steamer. His finger got caught in a rotating chain, and his right index fingertip was amputated.
2021-07-12	Newark	Oh	Consumer Support Services, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was carrying dirty laundry to a laundry room when the lid to the clothes basket came off and fell to the tiled floor. The employee slipped on the lid, fell forward, and suffered a broken lower tibia and contusions to the head and knees.
2021-02-25	Lewiston	Me	ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking out of a surgical site after cleaning it up. The employee tripped on a broken bar on the laundry cart and fell to the floor, suffering a hip injury.
2020-10-06	Blairsville	Ga	Union General Health Systems	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a fan cord in the laundry room and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.
2020-09-04	Amarillo	Tx	Texas Home Health of America, LP	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee went to change the laundry in a client's home and slipped in 3 inches of water that had leaked from the client's washer. The employee sustained a broken ankle and foot.
2020-06-17	Madison	Wisconsin	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking on a ramp to deliver a laundry cart when she took a step backwards and her foot was caught in a cart track. She fell to the ground and fractured her ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2020-03-14	Athens	Ohio	Athens LTC, INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
While walking to a laundry cart, an employee stubbed their toe on the floor, tripped and fell, suffering a broken right femur and left shoulder.
2020-01-29	Missouri City	Texas	Walmart Supercenter #2505	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was putting merchandise on a mobile cart. As he was taking laundry baskets out of a box to put them on the cart, the cart moved and he tripped over one of the boxes and fell to the ground, breaking his left hip. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2020-01-15	Lancaster	Ohio	Homewatch Caregiver	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was getting laundry out of a dryer at a client's home. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip ball socket.
2019-08-06	Chicago	Illinois	Conrad Chicago	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was throwing laundry down a linen chute when the chute door closed on the employee's left ring finger.
2019-05-16	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Cornell Abraxas Group, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was assisting in the laundry room when the door slammed on his right index finger, resulting in an amputation above the first knuckle.
2019-04-02	Bozeman	Montana	Spring Creek Inn	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee suffered an asthma attack after being exposed to potential chemical fumes while working in the laundry room.
2019-04-02	Pineville	Louisiana	Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was in a dry laundry area packing line. When the employee opened a door to adjust a rail, a chain and sprocket caught the employee's left hand, causing cuts and amputations to the index finger (tip amputation), middle finger (amputation to the second knuckle), and ring finger (amputation from tip to nailbed).
2019-02-02	Youngstown	Ohio	Gateways To Better Living, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was carrying laundry down to the basement when the stair railing gave way and she fell down 12 steps. She was hospitalized with a subdural hematoma, fractured left thumb, contused forehead, compression fracture to the C7 vertebra, fractured right humerus, abrasion to the buttock, and contused right thigh.
2019-01-23	Elmsford	New York	Town Sports International, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee working in the warehouse was lifting a 250-lb. laundry bin when the lifting arm failed. The employee was hit by the bin and sustained a broken rib.
2019-01-21	Tallmadge	Ohio	Sprenger Health Care Systems	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 1/21/2019, an employee was opening the door to the laundry area when the employee's hand was caught in the automatic closing doors, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-06-19	Bronx	New York	CSC Service Works	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking down the hall near the laundry room of an apartment complex when he slipped on the floor and did a split, injuring his leg muscle.
2018-05-14	Princeton	West Virgini	Princeton Community Hospital	Leg(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On May 14, 2018, an employee was manually moving a laundry trolley system and became caught and crushed between the system and the trolley. The employee suffered abrasions to the legs and was hospitalized.
2018-04-23	Edinburg	Texas	Valley Laundromats, L.P.	Nonclassifiable	Bites and stings
An employee was getting supplies from a laundry supply closet when a spider bit her lower left leg, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-09	Haviland	Kansas	Haviland Care Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
While walking into the laundry room, an employee suffered respiratory and eye irritation from airborne fumes caused by a pan being soaked in deliming chemicals.
2018-02-14	East Moline	Illinois	Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On February 14, 2018, around 5:40 a.m., an employee was walking through the plant when a rope from an empty laundry sling tangled around her foot/ankle. The employee bent over attempting to remove the rope from her foot/ankle, lost her balance and fell to the ground. She was hospitalized for a hip fracture.
2018-01-28	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Brookdale Senior Living	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was performing laundry services when clothes in a dryer caught on fire. The employee opened the dryer door and inhaled smoke, suffering lung irritation and exacerbation of asthma.
2018-01-01	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	Country Cupboard Inc*	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was loading washers when she tripped over a bag of laundry that was on the floor. She fell on her left hip and leg, fracturing her femur.
2017-10-14	Denver	Colorado	Westmount Hospitality Management LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working in the laundry room when he heard a noise from a washing machine. He opened the running washer and his arm may have became wrapped in a sheet and rotated. His arm was badly broken, resulting in an amputation below the elbow.
2017-08-27	Chicago	Illinois	Five Star Laundry - Chicago, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on the liftgate of a truck, unstrapping a laundry basket for a delivery, when he fell backwards off the liftgate. He lost consciousness and injured his head and ribs.
2017-07-19	New York	New York	Lenox Hill Hospital	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a laundry bag when she felt severe back pain and was hospitalized.
2017-06-18	Omaha	Nebraska	Shared Services Systems	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a cart of laundry from a truck down a ramp when he slipped and fell between the truck and the building. The cart fell on top of him, and he suffered lower leg contusions.
2017-05-29	Salt Lake City	Utah	VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was unloading a truck to deliver laundry to a hospital. The tommy gate on the truck he was unloading was approximately 2 inches above the dock. He tripped over the edge of the gate and hit his head against a linen cart.
2017-03-24	Jackson	Mississippi	Crown Health Care Laundry Services	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
While standing on a raised lift gate on the back of a laundry truck, an employee fell and broke the right leg in two places.
2017-01-31	Orlando	Florida	ALSCO INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a chain and sprocket assembly on a laundry folding machine when his glove was pulled in between the chain and sprocket resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2017-01-24	Orlando	Florida	Healthcare Services Group, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking toward a washer with laundry, slipped on a broken tile, and fell breaking the right wrist.
2016-10-21	New Brunswick	New Jersey	Unitex Textile Rental Services	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was transporting soiled laundry when she tripped and fell over a plastic banding strap that had fallen onto the floor. She broke her left arm in the fall.
2016-10-05	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Broadmoor Hotel, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
While unloading laundry bins from the back of a delivery truck, an employee's foot was caught under the hydraulic lift at the back of the truck, amputating his toes.
2016-08-31	Amarillo	Texas	BSA HOSPITAL	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pushing a laundry cart up the ramp. The cart slipped down the ramp and struck the employee's leg resulting in a leg fracture.
2016-06-13	Markleysburg	Pennsylvania	South Fayette Nursing Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee working in the laundry department inhaled laundry cleaner vapors while transferring residual chemicals from one container to another. The employee was hospitalized overnight.
2016-03-01	Denver	Colorado	Brown Palace Hotel	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a laundry press when the press fell on her hand from the up position. She suffered fourth degree burns on the left hand and a possible broken bone, requiring hospitalization.
2016-02-04	Cherry Hill	New Jersey	Aramark	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was loading laundry and a large load of laundry fell onto his leg, fracturing it.
2015-12-04	Denton	Texas	Megatel Homes	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while coming out of the laundry room in an inventory home, breaking the right hip.
2015-11-28	Pelham	Alabama	Shelby Baptist Medical Center	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was picking up a bag of laundry weighting 10-15 lbs. and strained her back. She was hospitalized.
2015-09-23	Austin	Texas	LBC Contracting, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee walking in the laundry area passed out from heat stress and hit his head on the concrete floor.
2015-09-01	Coalgate	Oklahoma	Coal County General Hospital	Multiple face locations	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A maintenance employee was in the laundry room lighting a water heater pilot. He had been using canned air to clear lint/dust from the area, then attempted to light the pilot, which caused a flash fire in his face. He suffered burns on his face and injuries to his eyes, requiring hospitalization.
2015-04-17	Honolulu	Hawaii	Hale Koa Armed Forces Recreation Center	Nonclassifiable	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
On April 17, 2015, an employee in the laundry room stepped behind laundry equipment and was injured when caught between the machine and the wall.
2015-02-19	Hobart	Oklahoma	Searchlight Center, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
Employee was walking in the back area of the laundry facility when he tripped over his own foot and fell onto a laundry cart and suffered an injury.
2015-02-02	Grapevine	Texas	Hotel Laundry Five Star	Forearm(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employee was standing on an elevated rail with his back to laundry bags traveling on a conveyor system. A laundry bag struck the employee, knocking him into a commercial iron, which burned his left arm from his elbow to his hand.
2015-01-29	Yonkers	New York	St. John's Riverside Hospital	Shoulder(s) and back	Struck by discharged object or substance
Worker was burned on her rear shoulder and back when a pressurized hot water hose broke off of a laundry machine.
2015-01-07	Topeka	Kansas	Healthcare Services Group	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Laundry employee was sorting laundry and tripped over laundry on the floor. Employee fell onto the floor and fractured the right hip.