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OSHA Injury Report: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in 45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse Non Exempt in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Street
45 Reade Place
City
Poughkeepsie
State
NY
ZIP
12601
On-site location
7N

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Giving a heparin subcutaneous injection to a patient

What happened

Contaminated needlestick to left thumb secondary to a slip of hand when attempting to engage the safety after injecting patient.

Injury or illness

BBF Needlestick Finger Thumb Left

Object or substance involved

Contaminated sub q needle

Summary line

Contaminated needlestick to left thumb secondary to a slip of hand when attempting to engage the safety after injecting patient.

Employee and industry

Job description
Nurse Non Exempt
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3073
Total hours worked
4417110
Establishment ID
1440976
Employer case #
S20251350

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
12:31
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26JAN26:18:20:00

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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.