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OSHA Injury Report: Holy Cross Germantown Hospital-HCH-MD

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital-HCH-MD in 19801 Observation Drive, Germantown, MD 20876 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse RN LPN LVN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital-HCH-MD
Parent company
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital-HCH-MD
Street
19801 Observation Drive
City
Germantown
State
MD
ZIP
20876
On-site location
Emergency Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

starting an IV

What happened

EE reports a [REDACTED] when the needle slipped out after sticking the patient and stuck the EE resulting in a needle stick injury to the right thumb.

Injury or illness

Puncture Including Human Animal Insect Bite Sting Needlesticks

Object or substance involved

Contaminated Needle Stick or Other Contaminated Sharps

Summary line

I was starting a [REDACTED] when the needle slipped and got me in the right thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Nurse RN LPN LVN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
872
Total hours worked
1187192
EIN
520738041
Establishment ID
191262
Employer case #
6447W2520

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:16:18:00

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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.