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OSHA Injury Report: Sentara Obici Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Sentara Obici Hospital in 2800 Godwin Blvd, Suffolk, VA 23434 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Assistant II in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sentara Obici Hospital
Parent company
Sentara Healthcare
Street
2800 Godwin Blvd
City
Suffolk
State
VA
ZIP
23434
On-site location
Sentara Obici Hospital, 2800 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

The employee stated they were assisting in surgery.

What happened

The employee stated the needle was not put back into the needle book which was under a lap sponge and when they went to grab the sponge the needle stuck their right middle finger.

Injury or illness

puncture wound - right middle finger

Object or substance involved

suture needle

Summary line

puncture wound - right middle finger suture needle

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Assistant II
SOC code
29-9093 — Surgical Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1561
Total hours worked
2084512
EIN
541547408
Establishment ID
74467
Employer case #
25-108810

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
10:35
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:16:07:00

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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.