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OSHA Injury Report: 335 VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM LLC-DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 335 VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM LLC-DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL in 2075 E FLAMINGO RD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN III VHS in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
335 VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM LLC-DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL
Parent company
Universal Health Services, Inc VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM LLC-DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL
Street
2075 E FLAMINGO RD
City
LAS VEGAS
State
NV
ZIP
89119
On-site location
ER

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

MEDICATING PATIENT

What happened

EE advised she was medicating a patient with an IM needle. Pulled the needle out of the patient and went to go put it away and when inserting into the casing the needle punctured the left thumb. EE sustained a puncture to left thumb

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Thumb Needle stick NEEDLE

Object or substance involved

NEEDLE

Summary line

EE advised she was medicating a patient with an IM needle. Pulled the needle out of the patient and went to go put it away and when inserting into the casing the needle punctured the left thumb. EE sustained a puncture to left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
RN III VHS
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
31
Total hours worked
89441
EIN
232937646
Establishment ID
1128241
Employer case #
75620

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:02:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:16:28:00

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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.