OSHA Injury Report: SHMC at Riverbend

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

scrubbed into surgery

What happened

I was assisting in the OR and scrubbed in for the surgery with Dr. [REDACTED]. A sharp k-wire was used for surgical fixation of the tibia and was sticking out of the skin of the surgical leg. My left index finger brushed past the kwire and it punctured my 2 gloves through my skin. I told the scrub tech and nurse. I scrubbed out and flushed my wound with alcohol and then used a surgical scrub. The scrub tech cut the kwire that had punctured my skin and discarded it from the field. I attempted to go to Employee Health but they are not open on [REDACTED] so I called the House Supervisor. I got labs done in the ED. The patient had labs drawn in PACU.

Injury or illness

Finger(s) - Left- Laceration Cut Tear

Object or substance involved

Contaminated K wire

Summary line

Contaminated cut to left index finger- Contaminated K wire

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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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.