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OSHA Injury Report: OLG Lafayette General Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at OLG Lafayette General Medical Center in 1214 Coolidge Street, Lafayette, LA 70503 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rNEmergency Medicine in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
OLG Lafayette General Medical Center
Parent company
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Street
1214 Coolidge Street
City
Lafayette
State
LA
ZIP
70503
On-site location
ER pending area Room 2

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was closing up the surgical wound in the operation room

What happened

Employee was closing up the surgical wound in the operation room

Injury or illness

Employee was closing up the surgical wound in the operation room

Object or substance involved

2-0 Vicryl Suture Needle

Summary line

After administering two IM injections employee states she activated the safety covering on both needles. She proceeded to put both needles in the sharps container and was stuck on the 3rd middle finger of the left hand by one of the needles.

Employee and industry

Job description
RNEmergency Medicine
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2644
Total hours worked
4347332
Establishment ID
904771
Employer case #
2.08285E+

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
16:55
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28FEB26:22:54:00

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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.