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OSHA Injury Report: Texas Children's Hospital West Campus

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Texas Children's Hospital West Campus in 18200 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technologist I in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Texas Children's Hospital West Campus
Parent company
Texas Children's Hospital
Street
18200 Katy Freeway
City
Houston
State
TX
ZIP
77094
On-site location
Operating Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

regular job duties

What happened

I was passing the instruments as normal went to pick up the suction tip somehow the myringotomy knife flipped over pointing up and stuck me in the finger (the right ring finger). The blade was removed from the field and a new blade was added and the nurse took over while I went to wash my hands. The exposure protocol was followed.

Injury or illness

Sharps Other - Not Otherwise Classified - Sharps finger stick on right ring finger

Object or substance involved

Myringotomy knife

Summary line

I was passing the instruments as normal went to pick up the suction tip somehow the myringotomy knife flipped over pointing up and stuck me in the finger (the right ring finger).

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Technologist I
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1059
Total hours worked
1827097
EIN
741100555
Establishment ID
1433817
Employer case #
534875

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
9:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:17:11:00

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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.