Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Amputations involving bone loss — CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. | Report ID | 2025043628 |
| Address | 28 DeWolfe Street | City, State ZIP | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02138 |
| Event Date | April 18, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Chairs, single-person seating |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561612 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.36000, -71.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee sat on a stack of three to four chairs when the stack collapsed and the tip of his right ring finger got caught between two chairs, resulting in surgical amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On April 18, 2025, a worker at Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. in CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with chairs, single-person seating identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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