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OSHA Injury Report: Bedford County Fire & Rescue

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Bedford County Fire & Rescue in 1185 Turning Point Road, Bedford, VA 24523 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was firefighter and EMT in fire and rescue service.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Bedford County Fire & Rescue
Parent company
Bedford County
Street
1185 Turning Point Road
City
Bedford
State
VA
ZIP
24523
On-site location
2596 Falling Creek Rd Bedford VA

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was providing medication to patient.

What happened

Employee was providing medication to patient when putting a needle cap on the needle it punctured his left thumb.

Injury or illness

Bodily Exposure; puncture to left thumb.

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Puncture to left thumb from needle.

Employee and industry

Job description
Firefighter and EMT
SOC code
33-2011 — Firefighters
NAICS code
922160 — Fire and rescue service
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
65
Total hours worked
124358
EIN
546001141
Establishment ID
955108
Employer case #
2023-48

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
06FEB24:14:21:00

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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.