Industry Summary
The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 1,541 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.11%. The most recent numbers show a total of 21,474 businesses currently operating in the Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) industry. 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.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, December 18th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Saint Louis, MO which had occured previously at Alsco Inc. A 57 year old woman working as a Not Applicable was injured on the job when the employee's arm was caught in clothes folding machine and frac
Accident Date2017-12-06
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 6:30 a.m. on December 6, 2017, an employee was using a folding machine on a circular table. The employee caught his right hand in the machine and had his arm pulled into to it. The employee fractured his right forearm and was hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in Orlando, FL on Tuesday, October 25th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Florida Hospital which had occured on Wednesday, September 28th 2016. A had been injured when the contact with hot objected or substances
Accident Date2016-09-28
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee opened a hand hole on a boiler in preparation for an annual inspection. After the employee opened the hole, hot water came out and burned the employees' hands, arms, and legs.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, August 19th 2016 by OSHA representitives in POMPANO BEACH, FL after learning of an incident at Aramark Uniform Svc. which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the fall on same level, unspecified
Accident Date2016-08-19
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeEmployee was in the lunch room when she fell to the ground while walking.