OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214613
THE SUMMIT CLUB
MEMPHIS, TN·
Event description
HANDS SEVERELY BURNED IN CLOTHES PRESSING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PRESSING TABLECLOTHS. SHE REACHED OVER THE SAFETY GUARD AND THE EMERGENCY STOP BAR TO RETRIEVE A TANGLED CLOTH. HER HANDS BECAME CAUGHT IN THE M ACHINE AND WERE SEVERELY BURNED. BOTH HANDS HAD TO BE AMPUTATED AT THE HOSPITAL.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 F
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 449
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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