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OSHA Injury Report: UW Airlift NW

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at UW Airlift NW in 6501 Perimeter Road S, Seattle, WA 98108 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was flight Nurse in ambulance Services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
UW Airlift NW
Parent company
University of Washington
Street
6501 Perimeter Road S
City
Seattle
State
WA
ZIP
98108
On-site location
HMC ED

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Team had just transferred care of a patient to the HMC ED who was receiving transfused blood (ours). Employee was standing 3-4 ft away from bedside giving report to care team when blood was being swapped over.

What happened

Partner quickly retrieved blood tubing causing it to swing and somehow spray affected employee and physicians (on clothing). Affected employee received slpash to arm and face.

Injury or illness

Employee unsure but potential contact of mixed blood to R eye - blood contact to face and arm.

Object or substance involved

Transfusing blood that could potentially have backflowed with patient 's native blood and mixed.

Summary line

Transfusing blood splash to face and eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Flight Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
621910 — Ambulance Services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
150
Total hours worked
239009
EIN
430653611
Establishment ID
679607
Employer case #
SI-236445

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22JAN24:17:58:00

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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.