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.
OSHA investigators arrived in Saint Louis, MO on Monday, December 18th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Alsco Inc. A 57 year old Not Applicable had been injured 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 at Florida Hospital . 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.
On Friday, August 19th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in POMPANO BEACH, FL at Aramark Uniform Svc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job 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.