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OSHA Injury Report: Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in 2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA 24592 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was environmental Service Technician I in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital
Parent company
Sentara Healthcare
Street
2204 Wilborn Avenue
City
South Boston
State
VA
ZIP
24592
On-site location
shmc infusion ctr

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

cleaning the trash cans

What happened

I was taking out the trash from the infusion center to the soiled utility room and when I went to throw the bag into the can something stuck me in my left leg I went in the bathroom and my leg was bleeding. I did not look through the bag to see what type of needle it was I went straight to my supervisor after I saw I was bleeding.

Injury or illness

stuck in left upper leg while throwing trash from infusion center away

Object or substance involved

unknown object

Summary line

stuck in left upper leg while throwing trash from infusion center away unknown object

Employee and industry

Job description
Environmental Service Technician I
SOC code
37-2019 — Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
619
Total hours worked
695364
EIN
540648699
Establishment ID
74510
Employer case #
23-101053

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
16:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:19:38:00

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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.