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OSHA Injury Report: ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital in 111 Hospital Drive, Tarboro, NC 27886 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was contract Surgical Technologist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Street
111 Hospital Drive
City
Tarboro
State
NC
ZIP
27886
On-site location
OR #4

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Assisting with an OR procedure

What happened

Left thumb stuck with hypo needle during OR procedure.

Injury or illness

Needle Stick Blood Exposure To Lt Thumb During Surgery

Object or substance involved

Hypo Needle

Summary line

Needle Stick Blood Exposure To Lt Thumb During Surgery

Employee and industry

Job description
Contract Surgical Technologist
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
574
Total hours worked
850386
EIN
562093700
Establishment ID
1005743
Employer case #
L61-2024-0

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
9:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24FEB2025:16:58:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.