Commercial Laundry Drycleaning and Pressing Machine Manufacturing

NarrativeOn July 20, 2016, an employee experienced a fingertip amputation when the ram of a hydraulic press crushed the employee's finger on a trunnion part.

NarrativeOn June 3, 2016, an employee was attempting to clear a jam from a slicer machine when her right ring and middle fingers were amputated. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

NarrativeAn employee was showing a second employee how to install a drive shaft onto a rotor plate. The drive shaft had to be aligned and seated onto the rotor plate by using a leather mallet and striking the drive shaft repeatedly. While attempting to stabilize the drive shaft, the second employee placed his index finger on the end of the shaft. The first employee struck the second employee's finger against the drive shaft with the leather mallet, crushing his left index finger, which had to be surgically amputated.