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OSHA Injury Report: 1728 Sunrise Highway

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 1728 Sunrise Highway in 1728 Sunrise Highway, Merrick, NY 11566 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was practice Medical Assistant.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
1728 Sunrise Highway
Parent company
NORTHWELL
Street
1728 Sunrise Highway
City
Merrick
State
NY
ZIP
11566
On-site location
1728 Sunrise Highway

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Was handling urine specimen and preparing to send it to the lab.

What happened

Was placing Vacutainer cup into sharps container after transferring urine to test tube and pricked finger on sharp suction part of cup that transfers the urine to the test tube. Employee was advised to go to ER for exposure but refused.

Injury or illness

Blood Bodily Fluid - Sharp Object (Not Needle)

Object or substance involved

Urine Vacutainer

Summary line

Was placing Vacutainer cup into sharps container after transferring urine to test tube and pricked finger on sharp suction part of cup left finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Practice Medical Assistant
SOC code
31-9092 — Medical Assistants
NAICS code
621111
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
137
Total hours worked
203263
EIN
061655792
Establishment ID
491622
Employer case #
RM2025010

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
15:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:17:06:00

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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.