# Fractures and dislocations at Stericycle Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023031957` · 3/2/2023 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Stericycle Inc
- **Location:** 12316 WORLD TRADE DR STE100, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92128
- **NAICS:** 562211
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking in a customer parking lot when he slipped on ice and fell, hitting the back of his head on the ground. The employee suffered a skull fracture and a herniated disk in his neck.

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