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OSHA Injury Report: SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (SMMC)

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (SMMC) in 235 W. 6TH ST., RENO, NV 89503 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sTERILE PROC TECH in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (SMMC)
Parent company
PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICE INC
Street
235 W. 6TH ST.
City
RENO
State
NV
ZIP
89503
On-site location
STERILE PROCESSING

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

CLEANING INSTRUMENTS

What happened

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AN INSTRUMENT THAT HAD BONE IN IT. THE EMPLOYEE USED A TOWEL CLAMP TO UNCLOG THE ITEM AND THE EMPLOYEE 'S HAND SLIPPED AND POKED THE LEFT FINGER WITH THE TOWEL CLAMP.

Injury or illness

EXPOSURE TO BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS

Object or substance involved

TOWEL CLAMP

Summary line

PUNCTURE LEFT 2ND DIGIT TOWEL CLAMP

Employee and industry

Job description
STERILE PROC TECH
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1180
Total hours worked
1381805
EIN
454989022
Establishment ID
321186
Employer case #
98253

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:23:30:00

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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.