NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
AbbVie, Inc
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AbbVie, Inc, 1400 Sheridan Road, NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60064 on — Fractures , affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack and backing it in to pull out drums to take to another location for storage. Their left little finger was caught between the pallet jack handle and a metal control panel in the building, resulting in a fractured finger.
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