# Amputations at Stericycle Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015063659` · 6/13/2015 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Stericycle Inc.
- **Location:** 2821 Industrial Ln., GARLAND, TEXAS, 75041
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a rod that holds the contacts inside of a metal box when his finger got caught between the rod and the box, amputating his right thumb.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*