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OSHA Injury Report: Greenwich Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Greenwich Hospital in 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich, CT 6830 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Greenwich Hospital
Parent company
Yale New Haven Health
Street
5 Perryridge Road
City
Greenwich
State
CT
ZIP
6830
On-site location
BDGW07 55 HOLLY HILL LANE (GH) Floor 3

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Subsequent to giving pt heparin injection needle with hub and needle cover became dislodged from syringe and fell to the floor. Upon picking up needle with gloved hands is when the needle stick occurred to right middle forefinger. The needle cover appeared re-opened after its fall to the floor.

What happened

Upon picking up needle from the floor with gloved hands is when the needle stick occurred to right middle forefinger. The needle cover appeared re-opened after its fall to the floor.

Injury or illness

Right middle forefinger. Blood from needle stick site

Object or substance involved

A needle that was used to administer heparin to a patient

Summary line

Needlestick to right middle finger from contaminated heparin sq needle sustained when employee picked needle with dislodged safety up from floor after dropping same.

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1506
Total hours worked
2266196
EIN
060646659
Establishment ID
122348
Employer case #
G31763129

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:15
Time of incident
13:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13JAN26:19:09:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.