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OSHA Injury Report: Seton Medical Center Harker Heights

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in 850 W Central Texas Expy, Harker Heights, TX 76548 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was charge Nurse ICU in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Street
850 W Central Texas Expy
City
Harker Heights
State
TX
ZIP
76548
On-site location
ICU

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

Attempting to draw blood cultures from patient

What happened

Blood culture tube slipped and blunt tip needle punctured left index finger

Injury or illness

Needlestick to left index finger

Object or substance involved

Blunt needle for lab draw

Summary line

Blunt tip needle pierced left index finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Charge Nurse ICU
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
581
Total hours worked
640944
Establishment ID
1064038
Employer case #
17725

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10JAN24:20:15:00

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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.