# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Stericycle, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021755` · 2/20/2018 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Stericycle, Inc.
- **Location:** 2821 Industrial Lane, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75041
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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