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OSHA Injury Report: Sentara Leigh Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Sentara Leigh Hospital in 830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was direct Care Registered Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sentara Leigh Hospital
Parent company
Sentara Healthcare
Street
830 Kempsville Road
City
Norfolk
State
VA
ZIP
23502
On-site location
Sentara Leigh Hospital, 830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

The employee states they were administering a Heparin injection.

What happened

The employee states they tried to close the needle guard with their non-dominant hand causing the needle to stick their left index finger.

Injury or illness

puncture wound - left index finger

Object or substance involved

SQ needle

Summary line

puncture wound - left index finger SQ needle

Employee and industry

Job description
Direct Care Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2244
Total hours worked
3297686
EIN
541547408
Establishment ID
74431
Employer case #
25-109004

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
6:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:13:53:00

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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.