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OSHA Injury Report: Dickenson Community Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Dickenson Community Hospital in 1 Hospital Drive, Clintwood, VA 24228 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was respiratory Therapist in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Dickenson Community Hospital
Parent company
Ballad Health/Norton Community Hospital
Street
1 Hospital Drive
City
Clintwood
State
VA
ZIP
24228
On-site location
DCH ER Room 5

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Obtaining arterial blood gas sample

What happened

Needlestick to left pointer finger while repositioning arterial blood gas needle. Patient was shaking and needle was pulled out too far while repositioning.

Injury or illness

needlestick

Object or substance involved

Contaminated blood gas needle

Summary line

Needlestick ot left pointer finger while repositioning arterial blood gas needle.

Employee and industry

Job description
Respiratory Therapist
SOC code
29-1126 — Respiratory Therapists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
49
Total hours worked
91014
EIN
770599553
Establishment ID
435747
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
07FEB24:17:00:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.