OSHA Injury Report: Health One Buffalo Buffalo Hospital

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What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Hennepin Healthcare Medical Student in [REDACTED] Hospital OR Room1 on 10 [REDACTED] 25 at [REDACTED] was assisting resident on bunionectomy case. As the resident was injecting Marcaine and Epinephrine local anesthetic to patient the student was holding the patients lower leg. The patient twitched and jerked foot causing the needle to fall out and poke student in back of RT hand below thumb through gloves causing it to bleed.

What happened

Hennepin Healthcare Medical Student in [REDACTED] Hospital OR Room1 on 10 [REDACTED] 25 at [REDACTED] was assisting resident on bunionectomy case. As the resident was injecting Marcaine and Epinephrine local anesthetic to patient the student was holding the patients lower leg. The patient twitched and jerked foot causing the needle to fall out and poke student in back of RT hand below thumb through gloves causing it to bleed.

Injury or illness

Blood Body Fluid Exposure Hand Right

Object or substance involved

EE BBF Needle Stick RT Hand During Surgical Procedure

Summary line

Blood Body Fluid Exposure Hand Right

Employee and industry

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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.