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OSHA Injury Report: Texas Children's Hospital-The Woodlands

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Texas Children's Hospital-The Woodlands in 17600 Interstate 45 South, The Woodlands, TX 77384 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician Asst in children's hospitals, general.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Texas Children's Hospital-The Woodlands
Street
17600 Interstate 45 South
City
The Woodlands
State
TX
ZIP
77384
On-site location
Exam Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Suturing a scalp laceration

What happened

I was suturing a laceration on the patient 's scalp I was holding the skin with forceps in my L hand and when I went to pull the needle through the skin with the needle driver in my R hand I stuck the tip of L 4th finger with the needle

Injury or illness

Needlestick Contaminated Needle Tip of L 4th finger

Object or substance involved

Contaminated needle

Summary line

I was suturing a laceration on the patient 's scalp I was holding the skin with forceps in my L hand and when I went to pull the needle through the skin with the needle driver in my R hand I stuck the tip of L 4th finger with the needle

Employee and industry

Job description
Physician Asst
SOC code
29-1071 — Physician Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Children's hospitals, general
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1207
Total hours worked
1899482
EIN
741100555
Establishment ID
436924
Employer case #
467025

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
1:50:00.000
Submitted
13FEB24:19:53:00

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Source

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