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Stericycle

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Stericycle in MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Stericycle Report ID 2017087557
Address 2750 Haymaker Road City, State ZIP MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15146
Event Date August 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 562211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.42000, -79.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pushing a four-wheeled container in the rear cargo compartment of a truck toward a loading dock and over metal dock plates when he slipped and fell off the dock plate, injuring his right hand.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2017, a worker at Stericycle in MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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