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OSHA Injury Report: Adams Memorial Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Adams Memorial Hospital in 1100 Mercer Ave, Decatur, IN 46733 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was housekeeper in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Adams Memorial Hospital
Parent company
Adams County Memorial Hospital
Street
1100 Mercer Ave
City
Decatur
State
IN
ZIP
46733
On-site location
AMG High street exam room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Emptying the trash cans.

What happened

The employee was emptying the trash at the nurse 's station pushing air out of a trash bag and was stuck by a needle that was not capped.

Injury or illness

Bloodborne pathogen exposure from a 22 gauge needle stick to the left thumb

Object or substance involved

Uncapped needle.

Summary line

Bloodborne pathogen exposure from a needlestick to the left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Housekeeper
SOC code
37-2012 — Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
842
Total hours worked
1217243
EIN
351470257
Establishment ID
654752
Employer case #
45876

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
20:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05FEB26:19:07:00

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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.