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OSHA Injury Report: UT Health Carthage

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at UT Health Carthage in 409 Cottage Road, Carthage, TX 75701 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
UT Health Carthage
Parent company
Ardent Health Systems/UT Health East Texas
Street
409 Cottage Road
City
Carthage
State
TX
ZIP
75701
On-site location
Med Surg

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Drawing lab work on a patient

What happened

After drawing lab work on a patient. Attempted to activate the safety and the tip the needle punctured hand.

Injury or illness

Puncture to the hand

Object or substance involved

Contaminated needle

Summary line

Contaminated needle stick puncture to the hand while activating the safety

Employee and industry

Job description
Phlebotomist
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
117
Total hours worked
158499
Establishment ID
1259053
Employer case #
M66897

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
10:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:17:07:00

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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.