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Report: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified at Stericycle, Inc. in Garland, Texas
DATE: 02/20/18
An employee was on the ground level manually lifting the dock plate to sit on a trailer. The dock leveler was a mechanical chain driven dock leveler that would not raise completely due to a mechanical issue with the tensioner. As the employee lifted the dock plate, he was pinned between the dock plate and the trailer resulting in broken ribs and a lacerated spleen.
| Report ID |
2018021755 |
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| Date |
02/20/2018 |
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| UPA |
1312149 |
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| Inspection |
1297134 |
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| Primary NAICS |
562119 |
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| Nature |
194 |
Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk |
| Part of Body |
330 |
Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Source |
6692 |
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Event |
640 |
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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