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OSHA Injury Report: 00000350 SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at 00000350 SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL in 4077 FIFTH AVE., SAN DIEGO, CA 92103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rEGISTERED NURS in healthcare.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
00000350 SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL
Parent company
Scripps Health SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL
Street
4077 FIFTH AVE.
City
SAN DIEGO
State
CA
ZIP
92103
On-site location
EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENT ROOM

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

EE WAS GETTING READY TO DO A ULTRASOUND

What happened

EE was getting ready to do a ultrasound IV the EE let the patient know she would start on a count of three when the EE started to insert the needle the patient jerked and caused the EE to strike herself with the needle on her left thumb. EE sustain

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Thumb Needle stick CONTAMINATED NEEDLE STICK

Object or substance involved

CONTAMINATED NEEDLE STICK

Summary line

EE was getting ready to do a ultrasound IV the EE let the patient know she would start on a count of three when the EE started to insert the needle the patient jerked and caused the EE to strike herself with the needle on her left thumb. EE sustain

Employee and industry

Job description
REGISTERED NURS
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Healthcare
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3294
Total hours worked
8847025
EIN
951684089
Establishment ID
1152698
Employer case #
27151

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
22FEB24:23:04:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.