OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428873

STERICYCLE OF PUERTO RICO, INC.

CAROLINA, PR· 2022-01-14T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Cut, Finger, Fingertip, Hoisting Mechanism, Laceration, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Ramp, Truck, Unstable Position, Waste Proc Fac
NAICS: 561990
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345735013
Employer profile: STERICYCLE OF PUERTO RICO, INC.
Summary number: 221428873
Report ID: 0257230

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in truck loading ra

Investigation abstract

At 12:11 a.m. on January 14, 2022, an employee had been collecting trash cans full of documents to be shredded when he finished up and was preparing to leave. The employee was walking up the loading ramp of a truck when he placed his left hand between the ramp and the truck. The employee pinched his middle fingertip in the ramp amputating it and requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 M

Event type
3

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