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OSHA Injury Report: Albemarle County Fire Rescue

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Albemarle County Fire Rescue in 1600 5th Street SW, Charlottesville, VA 22902 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was fire Tech II in fire and rescue service.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Albemarle County Fire Rescue
Parent company
Albemarle County
Street
1600 5th Street SW
City
Charlottesville
State
VA
ZIP
22902
On-site location
648 Peter Jefferson Pkwy Charlottesville, VA 22911

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Tending to patient

What happened

Needle stick from used needle

Injury or illness

Illness

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

The employee stated that a used needle got stuck in the finger while in transit in the back of the ambulance. The ambulance made a turn and they lost their balance pushing the needle into the finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Fire Tech II
SOC code
33-2021 — Fire Inspectors and Investigators
NAICS code
922160 — Fire and rescue service
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
208
Total hours worked
283213
EIN
546001102
Establishment ID
1278226
Employer case #
WC0043746

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
17:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:15:15:00

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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.