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OSHA Injury Report: Gove County Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Gove County Medical Center in 520 West 5th Street, Quinter, KS 67752 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was scrub Tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gove County Medical Center
Parent company
Gove County Medical Center
Street
520 West 5th Street
City
Quinter
State
KS
ZIP
67752
On-site location
Operating Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Cleaning instruments after surgery.

What happened

A perforating towel clamp got caught on another instrument and fell into EE 's R hand.

Injury or illness

Small puncture wound on R ring finger.

Object or substance involved

Perforating towel clamp.

Summary line

While cleaning instruments after surgery a perforating towel clamp punctured EE 's R ring finger through the glove and drew blood. EE had lab work done after the incident.

Employee and industry

Job description
Scrub Tech
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
155
Total hours worked
222055
EIN
486065840
Establishment ID
563950
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:12:00.000
Time of incident
10:35:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:20:50:00

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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.