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OSHA Injury Report: LewisGale Hospital Montgomery

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in 3700 South Main street, Blacksburg, VA 24060 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lPN LVN Med Surg.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
Parent company
HCA
Street
3700 South Main street
City
Blacksburg
State
VA
ZIP
24060
On-site location
Step Down Unit PCU, TCU

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

administering insulin

What happened

At [REDACTED] this nurse was administering an insulin injection to the patient. After administration this nurse safety locked the insulin needle as designed by manufacturer. The insulin needle was curved sideways and was not encased by the safety lock but was sticking out of the other side. This nurse was handling the syringe to dispose of in sharps container when the bent needle made contact with my hand puncturing the glove and my right thumb. This nurse immediately removed the gloves and handwashed with soap and warm water. Supervisor [REDACTED] made aware of situation and gave instructions for next steps. [REDACTED] was also made aware.

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp FingerThumb - Right 1st Joint

Object or substance involved

contaminated needle

Summary line

needle [REDACTED] with insulin syringe

Employee and industry

Job description
LPN LVN Med Surg
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
411
Total hours worked
857629
Establishment ID
1255436
Employer case #
V34610-28

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
17:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:16:53:00

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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.