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OSHA Injury Report: Alta Vista Regional Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Alta Vista Regional Hospital in 104 Legion Drive, Las Vegas, NM 87701 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Assistant in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Alta Vista Regional Hospital
Parent company
Alta Vista Regional Hospital
Street
104 Legion Drive
City
Las Vegas
State
NM
ZIP
87701
On-site location
Pediatric Clinic

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

caring for pediatric patient

What happened

I was giving vaccine and when I was removing needle from arm patient moved arm and with needle in hand the tip poked my left thumb

Injury or illness

needlestick

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

I was giving vaccine and when I was removing needle from arm patient moved arm and with needle in hand the tip poked my left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Medical Assistant
SOC code
31-9092 — Medical Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
176
Total hours worked
253106
EIN
742940034
Establishment ID
1363230
Employer case #
24-011

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
14:35
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:16:17:00

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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.