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OSHA Injury Report: Riverside Walter Reed Hospital 5001

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital 5001 in 7519 Hospital Drive, Gloucester, VA 23061 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was licensed Practical Nurse 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
Patient room on Medical/Surgical unit at RWRH

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

Preparing to give insulin injection to patient

What happened

After giving insulin injection to patient worker removed needle from patient 's body patient moved and worker stuck herself into the left thumb.

Injury or illness

contaminated needle stick

Object or substance involved

insuin needle

Summary line

Contaminated needle stick to left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Licensed Practical Nurse
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
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 #
Y4HC71948

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
12:22
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13MAR26:17:21:00

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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.