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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 rN CHARGE in hospital.

Where did this happen?

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

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

giving infant an injection

What happened

Hep B vaccine given to infant needle with cover did not fully close. Went to pick it up and put into sharps container and the needle went through my finger it bruised instantaneously. Cause Code: Safety Not Used Activated

Injury or illness

Needle Stick Exposure Body Fluid Finger 1st (index) Right - got stuck with the needle when putting it in the sharps container

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Needle Stick Exposure Body Fluid Finger 1st (index) Right

Employee and industry

Job description
RN CHARGE
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
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
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:17:43:00

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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.