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OSHA Injury Report: Alton Memorial Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Alton Memorial Hospital in One Memorial Drive, Alton, IL 62002 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was aSST FIRST RN SR in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Alton Memorial Hospital
Parent company
Alton Memorial Hospital
Street
One Memorial Drive
City
Alton
State
IL
ZIP
62002
On-site location
OR, Alton Memorial, 62002

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Suturing patient

What happened

EE was suturing patient knee closed during surgery EE sewed through pt and then hit her own thumb with contaminted suture needle

Injury or illness

Puncture to left thumb

Object or substance involved

Suture Needle

Summary line

EE was suturing patient knee closed during surgery EE sewed through pt and then hit her own thumb with contaminted suture needle Puncture to left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
ASST FIRST RN SR
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
810
Total hours worked
1360503
EIN
370661172
Establishment ID
77004
Employer case #
95733

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
14:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:06:46:00

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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.