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OSHA Injury Report: CAPITAL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER HOPEWELL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at CAPITAL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER HOPEWELL in ONE CAPITAL WAY, Pennington, NJ 8534 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sTAFF RN in gENERAL MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
CAPITAL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER HOPEWELL
Street
ONE CAPITAL WAY
City
Pennington
State
NJ
ZIP
8534
On-site location
imu intermediate care unit HPW 1 CAPITAL WAY Pennington NJ 08534

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

drawing blood

What happened

When detaching the vacutainer from the IV only the plastic part of the vacutainer came off leaving the needle used to spike the lab-tube exposed. Her hand slipped and she accidently stuck her left palm. Says the patient was contracted so she was in an awkward position with little space.

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

vacutainer needle

Summary line

drawing blood ;WHEN DETACHING THE VACUTAINER FROM THE IV ONLY THE PLASTIC PART OF THE VACUTAINER CAME OFF LEAVING THE NEEDLE USED TO SPIKE THE LAB-TUBE EXPOSED. HER HAND SLIPPED AND SHE ACCIDENTLY STUCK HER LEFT PALM. SAYS THE PATIENT WAS CONTRACTED S

Employee and industry

Job description
STAFF RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — GENERAL MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
3147
Total hours worked
6546533
EIN
223548695
Establishment ID
661095
Employer case #
W00502304

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
2:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:15:35:00

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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.