# Fractures at ALSCO INC
> OSHA SIR `20171211579` · 12/6/2017 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** ALSCO INC
- **Location:** 315 Lynch St., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63118
- **NAICS:** 812331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/6/2017, an employee was attempting to remove a linen sheet that was caught in a sheet folder ironer system when her hand was pulled into the machine and fractured.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*