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OSHA Injury Report: UT Health Carthage

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at UT Health Carthage in 409 Cottage Road, Carthage, TX 75633 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lVN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
UT Health Carthage
Parent company
Ardent Health
Street
409 Cottage Road
City
Carthage
State
TX
ZIP
75633
On-site location
Rural Health Clinic-patient room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Administering vaccine to patient

What happened

Patient jerked and syringe needle flew out and hit left index finger and then hit the floor.

Injury or illness

Needlestick with possible exposure to blood borne pathogen

Object or substance involved

Possible blood-borne pathogen contaminated needle

Summary line

Needlestick with blood contaminated needle

Employee and industry

Job description
LVN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
104
Total hours worked
167925
EIN
824005981
Establishment ID
806181
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
11JAN24:22:06:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.