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OSHA Injury Report: Gouverneur Hospital

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Gouverneur Hospital in 77 West Barney Street, Gouverneur, NY 13642 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician Emergency Medicine in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gouverneur Hospital
Parent company
St. Lawrence Health
Street
77 West Barney Street
City
Gouverneur
State
NY
ZIP
13642
On-site location
treatment room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

EE was attempting to number the site prior to suturing

What happened

Physician was numbing the patient 's left pointer finger s that he could suture a laceration. Pt. swung his blood soiled cloth and hit EE in the face with it.

Injury or illness

body fluid exposure

Object or substance involved

blood soiled cloth

Summary line

Physician was numbing the patient 's left pointer finger s that he could suture a laceration. Pt. swung his blood soiled cloth and hit EE in the face with it.

Employee and industry

Job description
Physician Emergency Medicine
SOC code
29-1214 — Emergency Medicine Physicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
203
Total hours worked
313895
Establishment ID
1137211
Employer case #
CL-25-033

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
19FEB26:15:12:00

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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.