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OSHA Injury Report: Baptist Health La Grange

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Baptist Health La Grange in 1025 New Moody Lane, La Grange, KY 40031 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN Float Pool in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Baptist Health La Grange
Parent company
Baptist Health Care System, INC
Street
1025 New Moody Lane
City
La Grange
State
KY
ZIP
40031
On-site location
emergency room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

employee was pulling the butterfly needle out of her arm the patient 's arm jerked back and then forward causing her to stick the needle superficially in her thumb.

What happened

employee was pulling the butterfly needle out of her arm the patient 's arm jerked back and then forward causing her to stick the needle superficially in her thumb.

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp

Object or substance involved

needlestick

Summary line

employee was pulling the butterfly needle out of her arm the patient 's arm jerked back and then forward causing her to stick the needle superficially in her thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
RN Float Pool
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
590
Total hours worked
872685
EIN
610444707
Establishment ID
1165751
Employer case #
AAAC000000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
0:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:15:01:00

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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.