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Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1482526.015 - Stericycle, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1482526.015
Report ID: 0418300
Date Opened: 07/09/2020

Site Address:
Stericycle, Inc.
500 Medco Road
Birmingham, AL 35217

Mailing Address:
500 Medco Road, Birmingham, AL 35217

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562211/Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/09/2020

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 01/21/2021

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1615447 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 127613.015
Event: 07/01/2020
Employee loses eye when aerosol can explodes

At 2:25 p.m. on July 1, 2020, an employee was consolidating aerosol cans when he dropped a can and it exploded spraying fragments in all directions. A fragment of the aerosol can impacted the employee's eye. The employee was hospitalized and suffered loss of his eye.

Keywords: Contact, Dropped, Explosion, Eye, Pressure Vessel

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1482526.015 22 M Hospitalized injury Laborers, except construction
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