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Stericycle, Inc.

Slip on substance without fall — Amputations — FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Stericycle, Inc. in FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA
Employer Stericycle, Inc. Report ID 2022021203
Address Reynolds Army Hospital, 4301 Wilson Street City, State ZIP FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA 73503
Event Date February 8, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Slip on substance without fall Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 562211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.66000, -98.43000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2022, a worker at Stericycle, Inc. in FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as slip on substance without fall, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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