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OSHA Injury Report: FCI Sheridan

Other illness · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an other illness at FCI Sheridan in 27072 SW Ballston Road, Sheridan, OR 97378 resulted in days away from work. Employee was correctional Officer in prisons.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
FCI Sheridan
Parent company
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Street
27072 SW Ballston Road
City
Sheridan
State
OR
ZIP
97378
On-site location
Special Housing Unit

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
31

Before the incident

Inventorying inmate property for an inmate that had gone to the Special Housing Unitv

What happened

When inventorying the property I picked up an envelope and felt a sharp needle like pain in the pad of my left index finger and saw a needle sticking out of my finger through the envelope

Injury or illness

Dirty needle poke

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

Needle puncture to left index finger while searching inmate mail

Employee and industry

Job description
Correctional Officer
SOC code
33-3012 — Correctional Officers and Jailers
NAICS code
922140 — Prisons
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1708
Total hours worked
3565639
EIN
530205705
Establishment ID
683037
Employer case #
24

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
13FEB24:22:37:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.