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OSHA Injury Report: East Jefferson General Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at East Jefferson General Hospital in 4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technologist in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
East Jefferson General Hospital
Parent company
LCMC Health
Street
4200 Houma Blvd
City
Metairie
State
LA
ZIP
70006
On-site location
surgery

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

assisting with procedure

What happened

thumb punctured by scissors during procedure

Injury or illness

PUNCTURE

Object or substance involved

sharp object

Summary line

PUNCTURE THUMB(S) thumb punctured by scissors during procedure

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Technologist
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2809
Total hours worked
4463674
EIN
843390470
Establishment ID
886430
Employer case #
M850341

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:30
Time of incident
11:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03MAR26:00:50:00

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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.