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OSHA Injury Report: Wellstar Kennestone Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was unit PRN RN NICU in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Parent company
Wellstar Health System, Inc.
Street
677 Church Street
City
Marietta
State
GA
ZIP
30060
On-site location
Neonatal Intensive Care-KH

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

See description

What happened

RN was assisting provider in placement of a peripheral arterial line After placement but prior to line being secured provider requested RN assist with obtaining a blood gas from the open angiocatheter using a capillary tube. The provider had not yet retracted the needle despite being asked by RN twice to be mindful of the needle. In the process of obtaining the blood gas RN received needle stick which punctured the glove and the skin. No blood was noted at the puncture site. .

Injury or illness

Struck Hit or Injured By Against (NOT Workplace Violence)

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

Needlestick or Sharp Injury

Employee and industry

Job description
Unit PRN RN NICU
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
6625
Total hours worked
10487514
EIN
581649541
Establishment ID
167598
Employer case #
555310

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
9:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03FEB26:19:01:00

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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.