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February 11, 2010
Danger Is Lurking Around Every Corner (Part 2 of 3)

“At what points during the laundering process are workers most vulnerable to injury or even death, and what precautions should be taken to minimize the risk? I want to make sure I am doing everything I can to protect my staff.”

Chemicals Supply: Matt Koloseike, Procter & Gamble Professional, Cincinnati, Ohio

February 16, 2009
Laundry Ordered to Compensate Employee Fired for Filing Safety, Health Complaint

NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering Party Rental Enterprises Inc. of Auburn, N.Y., doing business as Able Linen Service, and Daryle Logudice, the company’s chief executive officer, to compensate an employee who was fired for filing a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about potentially unsafe conditions at the laundry.

August 17, 2007
Cintas Faces $2.78 Million in OSHA Fines

WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Thursday proposed $2.78 million in penalties against Ohio-based Cintas Corp. following an investigation into an employee death at the company’s Tulsa, Okla., laundry facility.

Eleazar Torres-Gomez, 46, was killed March 6 when he fell into an operating industrial dryer while clearing a jam of wet laundry on a conveyor that carries the laundry from the washer into the dryer.

May 3, 2007
Victim's Son Blasts Cintas While Supporting Worker Protection Bill

WASHINGTON — With the recent death of a Cintas laundry worker still fresh in mind, Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.; Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif.; and others have introduced legislation aimed at cutting down on the number of American workers killed or injured on the job each year.