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ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC dba ABM Facility Services

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC dba ABM Facility Services in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC dba ABM Facility Services Report ID 2020010065
Address 180 N. LaSalle, Suite 1700 City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601
Event Date January 3, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1455300
GPS Coordinates 41.88000, -87.63000

Incident Narrative

A window washer was on the roof of a building, preparing to start washing windows. When he attempted to plug a rig into an outlet, he received an electrical shock, afterward suffering numbness to an arm and a headache.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2020, a worker at ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS, LLC dba ABM Facility Services in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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