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OSHA Injury Report: Saint Joseph Mishawaka Medical Center-Mishawaka-SJHS-IN

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Saint Joseph Mishawaka Medical Center-Mishawaka-SJHS-IN in 5215 Holy Cross Parkway, Mishawaka, IN 46545 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse RN LPN LVN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Saint Joseph Mishawaka Medical Center-Mishawaka-SJHS-IN
Parent company
Saint Joseph Reginal Medical Center
Street
5215 Holy Cross Parkway
City
Mishawaka
State
IN
ZIP
46545
On-site location
Patient Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Drawing the patient 's blood.

What happened

R thumb needle stick

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Needle Stick

Summary line

After drawing blood on the patient in room 5583 I was attempting to push up the safety closure device on the needle with my right thumb while holding pressure to his arm with my left hand While doing so my right thumb was stuck by the needle somehow

Employee and industry

Job description
Nurse RN LPN LVN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1745
Total hours worked
2378337
Establishment ID
1088618
Employer case #
6500W23170

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:00:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:19:30:00

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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.