# Amputations at Stericycle, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010566` · 1/18/2017 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Stericycle, Inc.
- **Location:** 8795 NW 58th St., MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33178
- **NAICS:** 562211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dislodging a metal basket from a forklift using a chain. His finger was inside the end of the chain's hook when the forklift pulled the chain, catching and amputating his left index fingertip.

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