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OSHA Injury Report: Ochsner Medical Center - Westbank

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ochsner Medical Center - Westbank in 2500 Belle Chase Hwy, Gretna, LA 70056 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cRNAIn House Agency in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ochsner Medical Center - Westbank
Parent company
Ochsner Health System
Street
2500 Belle Chase Hwy
City
Gretna
State
LA
ZIP
70056
On-site location
Endo

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

IV insertion

What happened

Upon removing an IV catheter and needle on a patient I had noticed that the introducer needle had poked through the catheter. I was examining the integrity of the catheter with both hands and when I let go of the tip of the needle the blood splashed back around my left eye. Eye flushed thoroughly

Injury or illness

Blood splash to left eye after unsuccessful IV insertion

Object or substance involved

blood splash from IV catheter

Summary line

Blood splash to left eye after unsuccessful IV insertion

Employee and industry

Job description
CRNAIn House Agency
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
878
Total hours worked
1419880
EIN
720502505
Establishment ID
502477
Employer case #
AAAC000000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:21:38:00

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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.