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OSHA Injury Report: 157 MCALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P.-EDINBURG HOSPITAL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 157 MCALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P.-EDINBURG HOSPITAL in 1102 W TRENTON RD, EDINBURG, TX 78539 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cLERK PHLEBOT in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
157 MCALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P.-EDINBURG HOSPITAL
Parent company
Universal Health Services, Inc MCALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P.-EDINBURG HOSPITAL
Street
1102 W TRENTON RD
City
EDINBURG
State
TX
ZIP
78539
On-site location
PICU

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

HOLDING NEEDLE TRYING TO RETRACT IT

What happened

EE was with a patient that was moving a lot. EE had to do another collection to confirm results for a doctor. EE asked a nurse to be with her because patient moves a lot. After collection EE was holding the needle trying to retract it. EE puncture

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Thumb Needle stick CONTAMINATED NEEDLE

Object or substance involved

CONTAMINATED NEEDLE

Summary line

EE was with a patient that was moving a lot. EE had to do another collection to confirm results for a doctor. EE asked a nurse to be with her because patient moves a lot. After collection EE was holding the needle trying to retract it. EE puncture

Employee and industry

Job description
CLERK PHLEBOT
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
866
Total hours worked
2797034
EIN
233069260
Establishment ID
1128200
Employer case #
81467

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:16:27:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.