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OSHA Injury Report: Heart Hospital of Austin

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Heart Hospital of Austin in 3801 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78756 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physical Therapist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Heart Hospital of Austin
Parent company
HCA
Street
3801 North Lamar Blvd
City
Austin
State
TX
ZIP
78756
On-site location
Step Down Unit PCU, TCU

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

inserting the needle back into medication vial

What happened

[REDACTED] initial 10ml of lidocaine 2 and injected foam dressing that was on the patient 's draining wound then used same needle to attempt to draw an additional 5ml with same needle and punctured my index finger.

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp FingerIndex - Right 1st Joint

Object or substance involved

contaminated needle

Summary line

[REDACTED] initial 10ml of lidocaine 2 and injected foam dressing that was on the patient 's draining wound then used same needle to attempt to draw an additional 5ml with same needle and punctured my index finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Physical Therapist
SOC code
29-1123 — Physical Therapists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
520
Total hours worked
753131
EIN
742781812
Establishment ID
1088560
Employer case #
V25960-40

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
14:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03FEB26:19:17:00

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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.