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OSHA Injury Report: UT Health Pittsburg

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at UT Health Pittsburg in 2701 US Hwy N, Pittsburg, TX 75686 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
UT Health Pittsburg
Parent company
AHS/UTHET Tyler
Street
2701 US Hwy N
City
Pittsburg
State
TX
ZIP
75686
On-site location
ER

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Disposing of IV needle

What happened

When discarding an IV needle the device got caught in the sharp 's container lid pushing back out. The safety mechanism either failed or was not fully engaged allowing the needle to protrude and puncturing left palm.

Injury or illness

Puncture to the left hand palm

Object or substance involved

Contaminated IV needle

Summary line

Needle stick puncture to the left hand while disposing into sharps container

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
193
Total hours worked
243804
Establishment ID
1078249
Employer case #
M615669

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
19:53
Filing year
2025
Submitted
19JAN26:16:18:00

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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.