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OSHA Injury Report: Jefferson General Hospital (DBA Jefferson Healthcare)

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Jefferson General Hospital (DBA Jefferson Healthcare) in 834 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA 98368 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician Assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Jefferson General Hospital (DBA Jefferson Healthcare)
Street
834 Sheridan St
City
Port Townsend
State
WA
ZIP
98368
On-site location
OR

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Infiltrating lidocaine into a patient in the prone position for a cystectomy. After second infiltration of lidocaine as patient could feel the scalpel at an attempt to open the sebaceous cyst. patient was hyperventilating and after removal of needle the left second digit on palmar aspect received a puncture wound with gloves on and immediate bleeding.

What happened

Infiltrating lidocaine into a patient in the prone position for a cystectomy. After second infiltration of lidocaine as patient could feel the scalpel at an attempt to open the sebaceous cyst. patient was hyperventilating and after removal of needle the left second digit on palmar aspect received a puncture wound with gloves on and immediate bleeding.

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

CUT - Cut Puncture Scrape NOC

Summary line

Infiltrating lidocaine into a patient in the prone position for a cystectomy. After second infiltration of lidocaine as patient could feel the scalpel at an attempt to open the sebaceous cyst. patient was hyperventilating and after removal of needle the l

Employee and industry

Job description
Physician Assistant
SOC code
29-1071 — Physician Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
879
Total hours worked
1252018
EIN
910928081
Establishment ID
435488
Employer case #
SX07274

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:20
Time of incident
10:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05MAR26:15:47:00

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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.