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OSHA Injury Report: HCA Aurora

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at HCA Aurora in 1501 S. Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80012 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was resident II RN Emergency in hospitals, general pediatric.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
HCA Aurora
Street
1501 S. Potomac St.
City
Aurora
State
CO
ZIP
80012
On-site location
Emergency Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Disposing of IV sharps in the Emergency Department.

What happened

I WAS PLACING AN IV IN THE SHARPS CONTAINER AND DIDN 'T REALIZE THE SHARPS CONTAINER HADN 'T BEEN CLEARED OUT IN A WHILE AND THERE WAS A 20GIV STICKING STRAIGHT OUT. I THEN ACCIDENTALLY STUCK MY MIDDLE L FINGER ON IT WHILE TRYING TO DISPOSE OF A DIFFERENT NEEDLE.

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp FingerMiddle - Left 1st Joint Sharps container was overfilled.

Object or substance involved

Unknown sharps.

Summary line

DIDN 'T REALIZE THE SHARPS CONTAINER HADN 'T BEEN CLEARED OUT IN A WHILE AND THERE WAS A 20GIV STICKING STRAIGHT OUT. I THEN ACCIDENTALLY STUCK MY MIDDLE L FINGER ON IT

Employee and industry

Job description
Resident II RN Emergency
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general pediatric
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1395
Total hours worked
2635000
Establishment ID
1422293
Employer case #
V27400-13

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00
Time of incident
10:25
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:18:52:00

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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.