GARLAND, TEXAS—
Stericycle Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Stericycle Inc., 2821 Industrial Ln., GARLAND, TEXAS 75041 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was removing a rod that holds the contacts inside of a metal box when his finger got caught between the rod and the box, amputating his right thumb.
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