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ABM - Facility Services

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ABM - Facility Services in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer ABM - Facility Services Report ID 2023032508
Address 1 South Wacker, Suite 3210 City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
Event Date March 20, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.88000, -87.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a ladder changing a flange gasket on 16-inch water pipes. The pipes came together and caught the employee's left index fingertip, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2023, a worker at ABM - Facility Services in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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