Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners industry saw employment growth of only 1.95%. There are an average of 4 workers at each of the 9,561 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Drycleaning and Laundry Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Van Nuys, CA on Monday, March 28th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at All Valley Washer Service, Inc.. A 67 year old Mechanical engineering technician had been killed when the employee was crushed and killed when run over by a vehicle
OSHA ID85505.015
Accident Date2016-03-26
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:00 p.m. on March 26, 2016, an employee was assigned to change the brakes and transmission fluid on a 2005 GMC Yukon. The employee was washing the engine compartment and entered the vehicle to move it.The employee exited the vehicle , entered the shop to retrieve a piece of cardboard and proceeded to go underne ath the vehicle. The vehicle shifter was stuck in park. The employee pulled th e shifter cable underneath the vehicle to release the gear. The vehicle rolled down the loading dock and the employee was run over. The vehicle went over the employee mid section and chest. Employee suffered multiple body injuries from the vehicle running over him and was killed. The vehicles front wheels were pa rked on the loading dock slope and the angle was approximately 6 degrees.
On Thursday, October 29th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Akron, OH which had occured previously at Belenky Inc.. A had been injured when the direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-10-22
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeA worker was at a customer's facility repairing a commercial washing machine that was not properly de-energized. The worker came into contact with a live transformer and burned his right arm, resulting in hospitalization.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, March 20th 2015 by OSHA representitives in DALLAS, TE after learning of an incident at Coinmach which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-03-20
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee injured a back muscle while pulling a cart of money.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
1.39
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 99
450%
Inspection Rate: 0.05
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 3

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Injury

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