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OSHA Injury Report: Hennepin County Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Hennepin County Medical Center in 701 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN 554E6 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was respiratory Therapist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hennepin County Medical Center
Street
701 Park Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
ZIP
554E6
On-site location
Patient Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE came in to EOHW for her lab draw. and to complete a report. Drawing ABG.... Patient flinched as I was inserting the needle. I poked myself [with the contaminated needle] when she moved.

What happened

Right drawing ABG. Patient flinched as employee was inserting the needle and employee poked their left index finger when she moved.

Injury or illness

BFE needlestick to left index finger

Object or substance involved

Contaminated Needle

Summary line

Right drawing ABG. Patient flinched as employee was inserting the needle and employee poked their left index finger when she moved.

Employee and industry

Job description
Respiratory Therapist
SOC code
29-1126 — Respiratory Therapists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
7035
Total hours worked
10606322
EIN
421707837
Establishment ID
291122
Employer case #
AAAC000000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:43:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:19:24:00

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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.