Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1573501.015 - Stericycle Of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Pr-E-Carolina 0257230

Inspection Nr: 1573501.015

Report ID: 0257230

Date Opened: 01/20/2022

Site Address:
Stericycle Of Puerto Rico, Inc.
Laboratorio Clinico Zorimar B-7 Calle Manuel F. Juncos
Carolina, PR 00982

Mailing Address:
449 Calle E Industrial Minillas, Bayamon, PR 00959

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561990/All Other Support Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/04/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1856486	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142887.015

Event: 01/14/2022

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in truck loading ra

At 12:11 a.m. on January 14, 2022, an employee had been collecting trash cans full of documents to be shredded when he finished up and was preparing to leave. The employee was walking up the loading ramp of a truck when he placed his left hand between the ramp and the truck. The employee pinched his middle fingertip in the ramp amputating it and requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Cut, Finger, Fingertip, Hoisting Mechanism, Laceration, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Ramp, Truck, Unstable Position, Waste Proc Fac

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573501.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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