# Amputations at Stericycle, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021203` · 2/8/2022 · FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip on substance without fall
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Stericycle, Inc.
- **Location:** Reynolds Army Hospital, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, 73503
- **NAICS:** 562211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the lift gate on his truck to stow it away, when he slipped on ice/water, catching his left thumb on the lift gate. His thumb tip was amputated directly beneath the fingernail.

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