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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 rN 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
ASC

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Assisting during a paracentesis

What happened

Dr. left a hypo needle used during paracentesis in patients bed. When I was removing the drape from the patient the needle was apparently stuck in the drape and went through my right thumb.

Injury or illness

BBF exposure to right 1st digit from dirty needle

Object or substance involved

dirty paracentesis needle

Summary line

Needlestick left in patient bed BBF exposure

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
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 #
431

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02FEB24:18:38:00

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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.