OSHA Injury Report: Orlando Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

The employee was gathering the materials needed for the blood draw she was about to collect.

What happened

While drawing labs on the patient (patient room) the nurse was unable to obtain blood and proceeded to remove the butterfly needle from the patient 's right arm. As the nurse was withdrawing the needle she attempted to slide the safety over the needle; however the sleeve was difficult to pull up. During the process her left thumb was positioned in front of the needle. While trying to pull the sleeve over the needle shaft with her right hand the sleeve suddenly jerked causing the nurse to sustain a needlestick injury to her left thumb.

Injury or illness

left thumb was punctured with the needle

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

sustain a needlestick injury to her left thumb.

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.