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OSHA Injury Report: 004 SPARKS FAMILY HOSPITAL, INC.-NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL CENTER

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 004 SPARKS FAMILY HOSPITAL, INC.-NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL CENTER in 2375 E PRATER WAY, SPARKS, NV 89434 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lEAD TECH OR in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
004 SPARKS FAMILY HOSPITAL, INC.-NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL CENTER
Parent company
Universal Health Services, Inc SPARKS FAMILY HOSPITAL, INC.-NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL CENTER
Street
2375 E PRATER WAY
City
SPARKS
State
NV
ZIP
89434
On-site location
OPERATING ROOM 6

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

ASSISTING IN SURGICAL PROCEDURE

What happened

EE WAS ASSITING IN A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND HOLDING THE RETRACTOR FOR THE SURGEON WHEN THE SURGEON WAS SUTURING THE PATIENT AND ACCIDENTALLY STUCK THE EE IN HER LEFT RING FINGER. EE SUSTAINED A MINOR PUNCTURE TO LEFT RING FINGER. EE PERFORMED FIRST

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Finger(s) Needle stick SUTURING NEEDLE

Object or substance involved

SUTURING NEEDLE

Summary line

EE WAS ASSITING IN A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND HOLDING THE RETRACTOR FOR THE SURGEON WHEN THE SURGEON WAS SUTURING THE PATIENT AND ACCIDENTALLY STUCK THE EE IN HER LEFT RING FINGER. EE SUSTAINED A MINOR PUNCTURE TO LEFT RING FINGER. EE PERFORMED FIRST

Employee and industry

Job description
LEAD TECH OR
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
794
Total hours worked
2075907
EIN
880159958
Establishment ID
1128164
Employer case #
79836

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
15:30:00.000
Submitted
15FEB24:16:25:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.