Inspection Detail

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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