Personal Services & Property
Class Code 2585: Laundry NOC & Route Supervisors, Drivers — Workers' Comp Insurance
Covers commercial laundry operations that wash, dry, and process linens or garments, including production staff and the laundry's own route delivery drivers and supervisors. It reflects the equipment and heat exposure typical of a commercial laundry facility.
- Risk level:
- moderate
What code 2585 covers
Class 2585 applies to commercial laundry businesses processing linens, uniforms, or garments at scale, covering employees operating washers, dryers, extractors, and pressing equipment, along with route drivers and route supervisors who pick up and deliver laundry to commercial accounts such as hotels, restaurants, and medical facilities. The classification reflects exposure to hot equipment, steam, and repetitive material handling in a production environment, along with the driving involved in route-based service. This code is distinct from dry cleaning operations, which use different chemical processes and equipment and carry their own classification. Laundromats offering coin-operated, self-service machines with minimal staff present a different exposure than a full commercial laundry production facility and may be evaluated differently.
Included operations
- Washing, drying, and pressing production work
- Sorting, folding, and packaging linens or garments
- Route pickup and delivery to commercial accounts
- Route supervisors overseeing delivery drivers
Assigned elsewhere
- Dry cleaning and solvent-based cleaning processes — see code 2586 (Dry Cleaning or Dyeing & Route Supervisors, Drivers)
- Coin-operated, self-service laundromats with minimal staffing, evaluated under the applicable classification
- Uniform rental businesses where garment manufacturing is also performed, evaluated separately
- Hospital or hotel in-house laundry operated as part of that facility's own staff, evaluated as part of the facility's classification
Businesses that typically carry 2585
- Commercial linen and uniform laundry services
- Industrial laundry facilities
- Laundry services supplying hotels, restaurants, or healthcare facilities
- Independently owned service businesses
- Franchise locations
- Multi-location service operators
Common misclassifications
Code 2586
Laundry and dry cleaning are easy to confuse, but they use different processes and equipment and fall under separate classifications.
Code 9014
Laundry route drivers who also perform light cleanup or pickup services at client sites can blend two different classifications if that scope isn't tracked.
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What drives the cost of code 2585
- Total annual payroll for employees assigned to this classification
- Experience modification factor based on claims history
- State-specific base rates and loss costs filed for this class code
- Claims frequency and severity trends for the business
- Safety programs, training, and workplace controls in place
- Payroll mix across multiple classifications at the same location
What underwriters look for
- Specific services offered and equipment used
- Whether work is performed at the business location, in clients' homes, or off-site
- Prior claims history and current experience modification factor
- Employee training and use of protective equipment
State differences
This entry uses standard NCCI class code phraseology, which applies in most NCCI-governed states. Pennsylvania (PCRB), Delaware (DCRB), California (WCIRB), New Jersey (NJCRIB), Michigan, New York (NYCIRB), and Massachusetts maintain their own classification manuals, and code numbers or phraseology can differ there. Our agency confirms the correct classification for your state before quoting.
Where code 2585 fits
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Class code 2585 questions
How is this different from dry cleaning?
Laundry involves water-based washing and drying, while dry cleaning uses solvent-based processes with different equipment — they're separate classifications.
Does this code cover our delivery drivers?
Yes, route pickup and delivery drivers, along with route supervisors, are included in this classification.
What about a self-service laundromat with coin-operated machines?
A laundromat with minimal staffing and customer-operated machines presents different exposure and may be evaluated differently than a full commercial laundry.
Does this apply to a laundry service supplying hotels and restaurants?
Yes, commercial linen and uniform laundry services supplying other businesses are a typical fit for this classification.
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