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OSHA Injury Report: Charleston Area Medical Center General Division

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Charleston Area Medical Center General Division in 501 Morris Street, Charleston, WV 25301 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was environmental Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Charleston Area Medical Center General Division
Parent company
Charleston Area Medical Center
Street
501 Morris Street
City
Charleston
State
WV
ZIP
25301
On-site location
Housekeeping

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Gathering trash for housekeeping

What happened

Someone left used needle in trash inappropriately and employee got stuck

Injury or illness

exposure to BBF with needle stick

Object or substance involved

dirty needle

Summary line

Needlestick left in trash bag to left 3rd finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Environmental Tech
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2059
Total hours worked
3511482
EIN
550526150
Establishment ID
576865
Employer case #
351

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:55:00.000
Time of incident
18:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02FEB24:18:08:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.