Alsco Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Feb 10, 2012: Employee's finger is amputated by belt and roller

On February 10, 2012, Employee #1, a 49-year-old stationary engineer, was workin g for his employer, Alsco, Inc., a linen supply service, according to preliminar y information. Employee #1 was attempting to adjust or repair an industrial shee t folding machine (Jensen Classic Folder Model Number "760411"), and a moving pa rt contacted his hand. Immediately, his forefinger was amputated to approximatel y the first digit and his middle finger was lacerated. Employee #1 was treated, while hospitalized for less than 24 hours at Kaiser Medical Center. On February 10, 2012, Cal/OSHA Santa Rosa received a timely report of the accident, which ha d occurred earlier that day. The investigation revealed that Employee #1 had pla ced himself in a danger zone, while adjusting the "air blast" on the energized l inen folding machine and that his hand was caught in an unguarded pinch point be tween a belt and a roller.

Incident on Jul 21, 2009: Employee suffers burns to hand in pressing machine

At approximately 5:25 a.m. on July 21, 2009, Employee #1, a Laborer, Employee #1 was pressing industrial shirts. When she reached in to straighten out a shirt , the top portion of the presser came down on its own. Employee #1's left hand was caught in the pressing machine. She received second and third degree burns. She did not know how to release the top portion of the machine. The production m anager, who was close by when the accident occurred, assisted the injured worker in pulling her hand and arm out of the machine. Neither Employee #1, nor the ma nager knew that the machine had an emergency release located in the middle of ma chine. Employee #1 was transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center by the P roduction Manager.

Incident on Apr 21, 2006: Employee's wrist pressure burned when caught in rollers

On April 21, 2006, Employee #1, a maintenance engineer, had completed cleaning p hoto sensor eyes on a folding machine that was running. He was climbing down off of the front shelf of the machine when his right sleeve of his shirt was pulled into the rollers. He sustained a pressure burn to his right wrist.