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OSHA Injury Report: AdventHealth Wauchula

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at AdventHealth Wauchula in 735 South 5th Avenue, Wauchula, FL 33873 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was hE Sr Environmental Svcs Assoc.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
AdventHealth Wauchula
Parent company
Adventist Health System
Street
735 South 5th Avenue
City
Wauchula
State
FL
ZIP
33873
On-site location
Emergency Dept

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

emptying sharps container

What happened

While attempting to change the sharps container in ED room 9 there was a blue laceration sharp bin lodge in the top. I tried to remove it and was cut on the right pointer finger by a contaminated scalpel.

Injury or illness

Injuries Laceration Improper Placement in Sharps Container Fingers-Right 1 Index

Object or substance involved

scalpel

Summary line

While attempting to change the sharps container in ED room 9 there was a blue laceration sharp bin lodge in the top. I tried to remove it and was cut on the right pointer finger by a contaminated scalpel.

Employee and industry

Job description
HE Sr Environmental Svcs Assoc
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
138
Total hours worked
224324
EIN
590725553
Establishment ID
62972
Employer case #
WCFLHW012

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:23:02:00

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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.