2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Providence, RI —

OSHA Injury Report: The Miriam Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at The Miriam Hospital in 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 2906 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical lab scientist in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The Miriam Hospital
Parent company
Brown University Health
Street
164 Summit Avenue
City
Providence
State
RI
ZIP
2906
On-site location
Main specimen lab

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

running meningitis smear

What happened

EE ran meningitis smear and was potentially exposed

Injury or illness

No physical injury- prophylactic treatment

Object or substance involved

Culture while unmasked

Summary line

EE working on specimen for meningitis and did not wear PPE

Employee and industry

Job description
Medical lab scientist
SOC code
19-1042 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
4114
Total hours worked
5327598
Establishment ID
267031
Employer case #
25-110

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
21:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:20:47:00

More injuries at The Miriam Hospital

View The Miriam Hospital's full OSHA safety record →

More injuries in this industry (NAICS 622110)

More injuries in RI

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.