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OSHA Injury Report: Penobscot Valley Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Penobscot Valley Hospital in 7 Transalpine Road, Lincoln, ME 04457 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Penobscot Valley Hospital
Parent company
Penobscot Valley Hospital
Street
7 Transalpine Road
City
Lincoln
State
ME
ZIP
04457
On-site location
OR surgical field

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

RN assisting with surgical procedure

What happened

stuck in left ring finger by dr [REDACTED]

Injury or illness

needlestick

Object or substance involved

dirty needle

Summary line

Needlestick exposure

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
179
Total hours worked
265644
EIN
100545327
Establishment ID
1121379
Employer case #
1490

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:41:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:17:45:00

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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.