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OSHA Injury Report: 42150001-421502 MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER OF EAST TEXAS

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 42150001-421502 MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER OF EAST TEXAS in 1201 WEST FRANK AVENUE, LUFKIN, TX 75904 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nursing RN in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
42150001-421502 MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER OF EAST TEXAS
Parent company
CommonSpirit Health MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER OF EAST TEXAS
Street
1201 WEST FRANK AVENUE
City
LUFKIN
State
TX
ZIP
75904
On-site location
ICU

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

INSERTING FOLEY CATHETER

What happened

Attempting to insert a foley catheter on a demented patient. During insertion the pt reached up and grabbed a hold of left arm. Fingernails dug into forearm resulting in four open wounds that drew blood.

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Forearm Struck by individual PATIENT 'S FINGERNAILS

Object or substance involved

PATIENT 'S FINGERNAILS

Summary line

Attempting to insert a foley catheter on a demented patient. During insertion the pt reached up and grabbed a hold of left arm. Fingernails dug into forearm resulting in four open wounds that drew blood.

Employee and industry

Job description
Nursing RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
759
Total hours worked
1285703
EIN
750755367
Establishment ID
1173233
Employer case #
4961778

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:18:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:20:32:00

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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.