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OSHA Injury Report: Riverside Walter Reed Hospital 5001

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital 5001 in 7519 Hospital Drive, Gloucester, VA 23061 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lab Support Tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital 5001
Parent company
Riverside Health System
Street
7519 Hospital Drive
City
Gloucester
State
VA
ZIP
23061
On-site location
Outpatient lab at RWRH

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Picking up trash left by another phlebotomist

What happened

Worker stuck herself in right hand below the thumb when she was trying to pick up the trash left by another phlebotomist. The safety was not engaged on the butterfly needle and punctured right hand as she was gathering the trash prior to placing in the sharp 's container.

Injury or illness

Contaminated needlestick puncture wound

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

Contaminated needlestick to right hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Lab Support Tech
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
435
Total hours worked
595764
EIN
521241836
Establishment ID
161302
Employer case #
Y4HC40759

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13MAR26:14:39:00

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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.