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OSHA Injury Report: ALBIR4 ASCENSION ST VINCENT BIRMINGHAM HOSP

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at ALBIR4 ASCENSION ST VINCENT BIRMINGHAM HOSP in 810 ST VINCENTS DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352E6 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN Med Surg in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
ALBIR4 ASCENSION ST VINCENT BIRMINGHAM HOSP
Parent company
Ascension Health ASCENSION ST VINCENT BIRMINGHAM HOSP
Street
810 ST VINCENTS DRIVE
City
BIRMINGHAM
State
AL
ZIP
352E6
On-site location
ORTHOPEDICS FLOOR

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

DISPOSING NEEDLE INTO SHARPS CONTAINER

What happened

EE was completing morning dose of insulin for patient and was preparing to dispose of used needle in sharps box turned head to speak with a tech and dropped the needle outside the container opening causing it to bounce back off sharps box and pun

Injury or illness

Puncture Right Finger(s) Needle stick NEEDLE

Object or substance involved

NEEDLE

Summary line

EE was completing morning dose of insulin for patient and was preparing to dispose of used needle in sharps box turned head to speak with a tech and dropped the needle outside the container opening causing it to bounce back off sharps box and pun

Employee and industry

Job description
RN Med Surg
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2160
Total hours worked
3276533
EIN
630931008
Establishment ID
1123116
Employer case #
103928

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:45:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:16:46:00

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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.