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OSHA Injury Report: Baptist Health Paducah Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Baptist Health Paducah Hospital in 2501 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was resp Care Therapist in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital
Parent company
Baptist Health Systems
Street
2501 Kentucky Ave
City
Paducah
State
KY
ZIP
42003
On-site location
Emergency Room 20

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Administering a breathing treatment

What happened

A student nurse was sticking patient and employee was helping to administer breathing treatment. The source patient jerked and pulled arm up and the needle hit employee 's left index finger. Punctured through her glove.

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp

Object or substance involved

Butterfly needle

Summary line

A student nurse was sticking patient and employee was helping to administer breathing treatment. The source patient jerked and pulled arm up and the needle hit employee 's left index finger. Punctured through her glove.

Employee and industry

Job description
Resp Care Therapist
SOC code
29-1129 — Therapists, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1886
Total hours worked
2201460
Establishment ID
802409
Employer case #
S2023-0456

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:18:55:00

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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.