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OSHA Injury Report: Aspirus Wausau Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in 333 Pine Ridge Boulevard, Wausau, WI, USA, Wausau, WI 54401 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was environmental Services Aide in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Parent company
Aspirus
Street
333 Pine Ridge Boulevard, Wausau, WI, USA
City
Wausau
State
WI
ZIP
54401
On-site location
Entrance A Lobby

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Cleaning lobby area

What happened

Was picking up items from the floor in the lobby that the vacuum wouldn 't pick up. Picked up two pieces of plastic from under a chair next to sharps container and felt something sharp poke in the left index finger. After examining item further noted it was an insulin needle inside a plastic cap.

Injury or illness

Dirty needlestick puncture to left index finger from unknown source

Object or substance involved

Dirty needle

Summary line

Dirty needlestick puncture to left index finger from dirty needle

Employee and industry

Job description
Environmental Services Aide
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2978
Total hours worked
4600055
EIN
391138241
Establishment ID
893971
Employer case #
54854

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
8:55
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05FEB26:19:55:00

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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.