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OSHA Injury Report: Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in 17000 Medical Center Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70816 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomist Specimen Processor in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
Parent company
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Street
17000 Medical Center Dr.
City
Baton Rouge
State
LA
ZIP
70816
On-site location
patient room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Drawing blood

What happened

The employee states she was completing a lab draw on patient. When she was pulling the needle out of the patient 's arm and trying to close the safety device she stuck her right index finger

Injury or illness

Needlestick to the right index finger

Object or substance involved

Needlestick

Summary line

Needlestick to the right index finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Phlebotomist Specimen Processor
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1121
Total hours worked
1738951
EIN
720502505
Establishment ID
485957
Employer case #
AAAC000000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:58:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:21:39:00

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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.