ABM Industries Inc
Exposure through wound or broken skin — Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue unspecified — THE COLONY, TEXAS
| Employer | ABM Industries Inc | Report ID | 2024098607 |
| Address | 5101 Nash Drive, Peter's Colony Elementary | City, State ZIP | THE COLONY, TEXAS 75056 |
| Event Date | September 16, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue unspecified | Body Part | Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Exposure through wound or broken skin | Source of Injury | Infectious agents unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Cleaning and polishing agents unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561720 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.09000, -96.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On September 16, 2024, an employee was filling a mop bucket from a dispenser with a solution of water and cleaning chemicals when some of the solution splashed onto a wound on his foot and it became swollen. The employee was hospitalized with an infection to the foot.
Incident Summary
On September 16, 2024, a worker at ABM Industries Inc in THE COLONY, TEXAS suffered infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue unspecified to the foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through wound or broken skin, with infectious agents unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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