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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 lAB ASSISTANT II in hospital.

Where did this happen?

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

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

inoculating specimen

What happened

Was pulling blood from a positive blood culture when I lost grip of needle and container. Needle came out of tube and stuck me in the palm of hand between pointer and middle finger. Cause Code: Inattention to Activity Performed

Injury or illness

Needle Stick Exposure Body Fluid Hand (Not fingers) Left - needle came out of tube and I was stuck

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

[REDACTED] Stick Exposure Body Fluid Hand (Not fingers) Left

Employee and industry

Job description
LAB ASSISTANT II
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
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
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
17:35:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:17:42:00

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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.