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OSHA Injury Report: Wellstar Paulding Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Wellstar Paulding Hospital in 2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway, Hiram, GA 30141 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN Resident MedSurg NF DH PH in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wellstar Paulding Hospital
Parent company
WellStar Health System, Inc.
Street
2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway
City
Hiram
State
GA
ZIP
30141
On-site location
Telemetry 2-PH

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

See description

What happened

At around [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] after administering the patient 's scheduled subcutaneous Heparin injection I accidentally stuck my left pointer finger with the used needle. Immediately following the incident I washed my hands thoroughly with soap and water then applied hand sanitizer. I notified the charge nurse and followed the facility 's exposure protocol. Patient 's MRN: [REDACTED]

Injury or illness

Fall

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

Needlestick or Sharp Injury

Employee and industry

Job description
RN Resident MedSurg NF DH PH
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1641
Total hours worked
2521889
EIN
581649541
Establishment ID
167639
Employer case #
545191

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
6:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03FEB26:19:02:00

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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.