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OSHA Injury Report: Rockaway Care Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Rockaway Care Center in 353 Beach 48th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lPN in skilled nursing facilities.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Rockaway Care Center
Parent company
Rockaway Care Center
Street
353 Beach 48th Street
City
Far Rockaway
State
NY
ZIP
11691
On-site location
resident 's room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

She was administering insulin in the abdomen of the patient.

What happened

LPN was holding the abdominal area with her thumb and forefinger to give insulin and as the needle was coming out of the abdomen the patient moved suddenly. As the patient moved the LPN stuck her thumb with the used needle coming out of the abdomen.

Injury or illness

needle stick

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

LPN stuck her her thumb with the used needle while coming out of the patient

Employee and industry

Job description
LPN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
623110 — Skilled nursing facilities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
150
Total hours worked
284702
EIN
260040792
Establishment ID
976693
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22JAN24:21:16:00

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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.