2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Austin, TX —

OSHA Injury Report: We Are Blood

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at We Are Blood in 4300 N. Lamar, Austin, TX 78756 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomist in blood banks.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
We Are Blood
Parent company
We Are Blood
Street
4300 N. Lamar
City
Austin
State
TX
ZIP
78756
On-site location
Main donor center donation floor

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Disconnecting blood donor from donation into a blood bag.

What happened

Tech did not follow best practice of double guarding the needle before taping thus a slightly unguarded needle was a hazard that punctured her tape and glove.

Injury or illness

Needle stick with possible exposure.

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

Needle stick to right thumb with possible exposure

Employee and industry

Job description
Phlebotomist
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
NAICS code
621991 — Blood banks
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
175
Total hours worked
406145
EIN
741366292
Establishment ID
968363
Employer case #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:30:00.000
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08FEB24:18:43:00

More injuries at We Are Blood

View We Are Blood's full OSHA safety record →

More injuries in this industry (NAICS 621991)

More injuries in TX

AMARILLO, TX—

WM 4464

VICTORIA, TX—

WM 4194

FORT WORTH, TX—

WM 3005

ARLINGTON, TX—

WM 2977

SAN ANTONIO, TX—

WM 1803

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.