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OSHA Injury Report: West Tennessee Healthcare-Milan Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at West Tennessee Healthcare-Milan Hospital in 4039 Highland St., Milan, TN 38358 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Tennessee Healthcare-Milan Hospital
Parent company
West Tennessee Healthcare
Street
4039 Highland St.
City
Milan
State
TN
ZIP
38358
On-site location
ER Room 4

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Assisting physician with abscess drainage.

What happened

[REDACTED] asked for excess drainage to be wiped from her glove with gauze. [REDACTED] did not voice that she had a needle in her hand and employee did not see it. Employee was stuck with the needle the [REDACTED] was holding.

Injury or illness

Needle stick puncture to the right ring finger

Object or substance involved

18 gauge needle

Summary line

Assisting [REDACTED] with abscess drainage. [REDACTED] asked for excess drainage to be wiped off her glove. [REDACTED] stuck employees right ring finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
118
Total hours worked
183826
Establishment ID
815621
Employer case #
271

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
17:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:14:51:00

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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.