OSHA Injury Report: HCA Florida Aventura Hospital

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

changing sharp bin

What happened

I was asked to replace a sharps bin inside of OR 1. The bin was overflowing so I had to slightly compress some of the wires on top of the bin in order to close it. I felt the pinch of the needle and immediately noticed a puncture point in my glove. The needle was a small nerve-monitoring needle used for spine cases. Upon noticing the puncture point bleeding I immediately went to clean the wound with soap water and alcohol. I then informed my charge nurse [REDACTED] who instructed me to come down to employee health to file an incident report

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp FingerMiddle - Left 3rd Joint

Object or substance involved

used nerve-monitoring wire

Summary line

I was asked to replace a sharps bin inside of OR 1. The bin was overflowing so I had to slightly compress some of the wires on top of the bin in order to close it. I felt the pinch of the needle and immediately noticed a puncture point in my glove. The

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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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.