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OSHA Injury Report: 030 NORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.-NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 030 NORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.-NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL in 1501 S COULTER, AMARILLO, TX 79106 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lEAD RESPIRATOR in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
030 NORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.-NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL
Parent company
Universal Health Services, Inc NORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.-NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL
Street
1501 S COULTER
City
AMARILLO
State
TX
ZIP
79106
On-site location
EMERGENCY ROOM

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

DRAWING AN ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS

What happened

Pulling needle out of arterial line to recap instead of safety feature poked LT hand index finger.

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Finger(s) Needle stick NEEDLE

Object or substance involved

NEEDLE

Summary line

Pulling needle out of arterial line to recap instead of safety feature poked LT hand index finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
LEAD RESPIRATOR
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1717
Total hours worked
4471538
EIN
232238976
Establishment ID
1128173
Employer case #
82251

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:15:00.000
Time of incident
14:50:00.000
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.