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OSHA Injury Report: New Milford Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at New Milford Hospital in 21 Elm Street, New Milford, CT 6776 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
New Milford Hospital
Street
21 Elm Street
City
New Milford
State
CT
ZIP
6776
On-site location
New Milford Hospital OR 4

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

cleaning up supplies after oral surgery pediatric case

What happened

surgeon had bent needle for procedure employee states she had needle half recapped and while cleaning went to fully recap so needle could be properly disconnected and disposed the needle poked through cap

Injury or illness

BBF Needlestick Finger Index Left

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

surgeon had bent needle for procedure employee states she had needle half recapped and while cleaning went to fully recap so needle could be properly disconnected and disposed the needle poked through cap

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Tech
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
271
Total hours worked
343497
Establishment ID
1441284
Employer case #
S20251053

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
14:05
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26JAN26:19:46:00

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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.