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OSHA Injury Report: Bedford County Fire & Rescue

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Bedford County Fire & Rescue in 1185 Turning Point Road, Bedford, VA 24523 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was fire Fighter Paramedic in fire and rescue service.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Bedford County Fire & Rescue
Parent company
Bedford County
Street
1185 Turning Point Road
City
Bedford
State
VA
ZIP
24523
On-site location
12737 N Old Moneta Rd Moneta, VA 24121

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was riding in ambulance with patient.

What happened

EE was searching in patient 's medical bag and got poked by a used insulin needle.

Injury or illness

used needle punctured left thumb.

Object or substance involved

Needle.

Summary line

EE was doing a GPR call got back to the station and started experiencing severe lower groin abdominal pain.

Employee and industry

Job description
Fire Fighter Paramedic
SOC code
33-2011 — Firefighters
NAICS code
922160 — Fire and rescue service
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
67
Total hours worked
155434
EIN
546001141
Establishment ID
955108
Employer case #
I2819123

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
14:36
Filing year
2025
Submitted
04FEB26:16:27:00

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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.