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OSHA Injury Report: AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0159

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0159 in 302 UNIVERSITY PKWY, AIKEN, SC 29801 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN ER ED in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0159
Parent company
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES
Street
302 UNIVERSITY PKWY
City
AIKEN
State
SC
ZIP
29801
On-site location
PATIENT S ROOM ROOM 25 ER

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

DOING A TB TEST FOR A PATIENT

What happened

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DOING A TB TEST FOR A PATIENT WITH THE HYPODERMIC NEEDLE AND RECAPPED THE NEEDLE BUT THE NEEDLE BENT THROUGH THE CAP IN THE PROCESS AND STUCK HER INDEX OR MIDDLE FINGER ON HER LEFT HAND

Injury or illness

UPPER EXTREMITIES FINGER S CUT PUNCTURE Injury

Object or substance involved

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DOING A TB TEST FOR A PATIENT WITH THE HYPODERMIC NEEDLE AND RECAPPED THE NEEDLE BUT THE NEEDLE BENT

Summary line

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DOING A TB TEST FOR A PATIENT WITH THE HYPODERMIC NEEDLE AND RECAPPED THE NEEDLE BUT THE NEEDLE BENT THROUGH THE CAP IN THE PROCESS AND STUCK HER INDEX OR MIDDLE FINGER ON HER LEFT HAND

Employee and industry

Job description
RN ER ED
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1060
Total hours worked
2637357
EIN
232791808
Establishment ID
1516028
Employer case #
E8U8340

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
17:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:23:50:00

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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.