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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018043443 · 4/10/2018 · Stericycle, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Stericycle, Inc.
Location
7705 Northshore Place, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72118
NAICS
562211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dumping shredded paper into a horizontal baler when the wire tie mechanism malfunctioned and did not tie a wire around a bale. He was attempting to fix the issue when his left hand was caught and crushed in the wire tie mechanism, requiring hospitalization. The baler was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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