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OSHA Injury Report: Norton Hospital NOR

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Norton Hospital NOR in 200 E Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sterile Processing Tech in healthcare.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Norton Hospital NOR
Parent company
Norton Hospital NOR
Street
200 E Chestnut Street
City
Louisville
State
KY
ZIP
40202
On-site location
Other

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Cleaning medical equipment

What happened

Grabbed set handle with exposed 4 prong retractor and punctured my left thumb.

Injury or illness

Contaminated SharpsFinger

Object or substance involved

instrument prongs

Summary line

Grabbed set handle with exposed 4 prong retractor and punctured my left thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
Sterile Processing Tech
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
NAICS code
622110 — Healthcare
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2483
Total hours worked
3280940
EIN
610703799
Establishment ID
352295
Employer case #
EV2025047

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
16:25
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:14:45:00

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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.