# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Consolidated Cleaners Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025032372` · 3/12/2025 · SARASOTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** Consolidated Cleaners Inc.
- **Location:** 8452 Tuttle Ave, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34243
- **NAICS:** 812320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing sheet pressing. The employee reached down to the right to get a sheet. The damp sheets were heavy and the employee placed his left arm on the lower presser. The employee reached to remove the cover from the bin to get a sheet when the unguarded switch was inadvertently activated causing the presser to actuate the upper press. The upper presser closed down on the employee's arm resulting in hospitalization with burns.

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