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OSHA Injury Report: Salina Surgical Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Salina Surgical Hospital in 401 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Salina, KS 67401 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical technologist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Salina Surgical Hospital
Parent company
Physician & Investors, LLC and Salina Regional Health Center, Inc.
Street
401 S. Santa Fe Avenue
City
Salina
State
KS
ZIP
67401
On-site location
OR room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

assisting surgeon with surgery case

What happened

Suture needle was passed by surgeon to the tech. Tech was adjusting the suture needle further into the sharps box after placing it in with the needle driver. The wrong end was put into the container.

Injury or illness

injury

Object or substance involved

surture needle

Summary line

stuck in thumb with suture needle

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical technologist
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
99
Total hours worked
233586
EIN
481199515
Establishment ID
47744
Employer case #
E-23-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:19:00.000
Time of incident
14:25:00.000
Submitted
04JAN24:20:30:00

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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.