JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA—
Stericycle, Inc.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Stericycle, Inc., 5169 W. 12th Street, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32254 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee stepped onto a 2-inch diamond plate floor scale ramp to weigh a chemo waste container when he slipped and fell on the scale. He was hospitalized with a broken right leg.
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An employee was exiting a truck when a 200-gallon container rolled behind him and struck him on the back of his leg. The employee sustained a tendon injury that required surgery.
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An employee was walking in a customer parking lot when he slipped on ice and fell, hitting the back of his head on the ground. The employee suffered a skull fracture and a herniated disk in his neck.
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA—
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An employee was using a lift gate to load medical waste containers into the cargo area of a box truck. He fell approximately 4 feet to the pavement, suffering a closed fracture to a lower-back vertebra and a head injury.
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An employee was operating the lift gate on his truck to stow it away, when he slipped on ice/water, catching his left thumb on the lift gate. His thumb tip was amputated directly beneath the fingernail.
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