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OSHA Injury Report: UofL Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at UofL Hospital in 530 S. Jackson Street, Louisville, KY 40202 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rESPIRATORY THERAPIST RII in hospital.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
UofL Hospital
Street
530 S. Jackson Street
City
Louisville
State
KY
ZIP
40202
On-site location
ED

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

drawing labs on patient

What happened

I was trying to obtain an ABG when the needle entered the patient 's arm the patient jerked the needle came out and I was subsequently stuck in the finger with the dirty needle. Cause Code: Restless Combative Patient

Injury or illness

Needle Stick Exposure Body Fluid Finger 2nd (middle) Right - stuck with needle when drawing labs

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Needle Stick Exposure Body Fluid Finger 2nd (middle) Right

Employee and industry

Job description
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST RII
SOC code
29-1126 — Respiratory Therapists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospital
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3312
Total hours worked
5035060
EIN
611293786
Establishment ID
1113046
Employer case #
UNV-2023-0

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
18:50:00.000
Submitted
15FEB24:17:42:00

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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.