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OSHA Injury Report: South Shore University Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at South Shore University Hospital in 301 East Main Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN SO.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
South Shore University Hospital
Parent company
NORTHWELL
Street
301 East Main Street
City
Bay Shore
State
NY
ZIP
11706
On-site location
SS ICU

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

patient difficult stick and did not want to be poked again. When drawing labs blue vacutainer lost suction. switched to a 10 cc syringe to pull blood back. no 18 gauge needles available on the floor. so got the next biggest a 20G.

What happened

got a 20G needle to transfer blood from 10cc syringe to mint top. when transferring blood into mint top 20G needle bent and poked nurse left thumb.

Injury or illness

Blood Bodily Fluid - Needlestick or Sharp - Contaminated (contaminated with blood or bodily fluids)

Object or substance involved

20 G needle

Summary line

When transferring blood into mint top 20G needle bent and poked nurse left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
RN SO
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3494
Total hours worked
5250775
EIN
111667761
Establishment ID
1134726
Employer case #
RM2025016

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:30
Time of incident
9:30
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.