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OSHA Injury Report: NYC Health + Hospitals/Cumberland

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at NYC Health + Hospitals/Cumberland in 100 Portland Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Care Associate in community health centers and clinics, outpatient.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
NYC Health + Hospitals/Cumberland
Parent company
NYC Health + Hospitals
Street
100 Portland Avenue
City
Brooklyn
State
NY
ZIP
11205
On-site location
100 N Portland Avenue

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee stated that while she was preparing for a blood drawn for a pediatric patient and the mother was educated on proper technique for holding the patient and while the mother was holding the patient 's left hand and she was drawing the blood by inserting the needle into the patient 's right arm and the patient broke free from the mother causing the needle to come out and stuck her onto the left hand 's pointer finger. Puncture to the left index finger.

What happened

Employee stated that while she was preparing for a blood drawn for a pediatric patient and the mother was educated on proper technique for holding the patient and while the mother was holding the patient 's left hand and she was drawing the blood by inserting the needle into the patient 's right arm and the patient broke free from the mother causing the needle to come out and stuck her onto the left hand 's pointer finger. Puncture to the left index finger.

Injury or illness

Fingers

Object or substance involved

Needle Stick Body Fluid Exposure

Summary line

Employee stated that while she was preparing for a blood drawn for a pediatric patient and the mother was educated on proper technique for holding the patient and while the mother was holding the patient 's left hand and she was drawing the blood by inse

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Care Associate
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
621498 — Community health centers and clinics, outpatient
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
222
Total hours worked
278984
EIN
383875287
Establishment ID
1406724
Employer case #
25854

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
11:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07APR2025:18:15:00

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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.