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OSHA Injury Report: WINDHAM HOSPITAL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at WINDHAM HOSPITAL in 112 MANSFIELD AVE, WILLIMANTIC, CT 6226 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
WINDHAM HOSPITAL
Parent company
HARTFORD HEALTH CARE CORP
Street
112 MANSFIELD AVE
City
WILLIMANTIC
State
CT
ZIP
6226
On-site location
INFUSION CENTER ROOM 2

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was placing an IV in a patient and had removed the needle with the safety device engaged

What happened

After IV placement the employee removed the needle and engaged the safety mechanism While removing gloves the left glove became caught on the end of the needle being held in the right hand This action disengaged the safety device causing the needle to rebound and puncture the employee s left palm

Injury or illness

UPPER EXTREMITIES HAND CUT PUNCTURE Injury

Object or substance involved

Used IV needle catheter with safety device contaminated sharp instrument during post procedure handling

Summary line

CM PLACED IV IN PATIENT REMOVED NEEDLE SAFETY IN PLACE I WAS PULLING OFF MY GLOVES WITH SHARP WITH SAFETY IN PLACE IN RIGHT HAND AND LEFT HAND GLOVE CAUGHT END OF NEEDLE PULLING SAFETY OFF AND THE NEEDLE REBOUNDED BACK LEFT PALM

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
565
Total hours worked
897243
EIN
060646966
Establishment ID
1193353
Employer case #
F7J2081

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:02
Time of incident
9:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:21:15:00

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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.