FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA—
Stericycle, Inc.
Slip on substance without fall · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Stericycle, Inc., Reynolds Army Hospital, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA 73503 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
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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An employee was cutting pieces of a conveyor belt when a piece became caught on the saw. The employee sustained lacerations to their left index and middle fingers, resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.
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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.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA—
Stericycle Inc
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—
Stericycle Inc
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.
HOLLAND, OHIO—
Stericycle, Inc.
On November 10, 2021, an employee was loading a box truck. As they used their right hand to raise the lift gate, their left index finger was pinched between the liftgate and the truck. The employee sustained an amputation to the end of the finger.
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