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OSHA Injury Report: 1254-Wilkes Medical Center-1370 West D St

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 1254-Wilkes Medical Center-1370 West D St in 1370 West D St, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was environmental Svcs Tech I in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
1254-Wilkes Medical Center-1370 West D St
Parent company
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Street
1370 West D St
City
North Wilkesboro
State
NC
ZIP
28659
On-site location
1254-Environmental Services-Medical Center Blvd

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

about to take out trash

What happened

I was in room 16 in the ER I had pulled the trash and got stuck by a needle that was thrown away in the trash.

Injury or illness

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Puncture-Lower Arm-Patient Care - Needle

Object or substance involved

a needle in a trash bag

Summary line

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Puncture-Lower Arm-Patient Care - NeedleLower Arma needle in a trash bag

Employee and industry

Job description
Environmental Svcs Tech I
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
514
Total hours worked
946879
EIN
830343789
Establishment ID
1357016
Employer case #
WC24663077

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
20:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27FEB2025:19:14:00

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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.