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OSHA Injury Report: WakeMed Cary Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at WakeMed Cary Hospital in 1900 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC 27518 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was clinical Nurse IV in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Parent company
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Street
1900 Kildaire Farm Road
City
Cary
State
NC
ZIP
27518
On-site location
CARY HOSPITAL

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE punctured right thumb with urine needle while trying to catch slipping specimen cup after getting urine sample. EE was wearing gloves. EE noted blood from site. No visible marks in [REDACTED].

What happened

EE punctured right thumb with urine needle while trying to catch slipping specimen cup after getting urine sample. EE was wearing gloves. EE noted blood from site. No visible marks in [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

EXPOSURE TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN Thumb Right

Object or substance involved

Urine Needle

Summary line

EXPOSURE TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN Thumb Right

Employee and industry

Job description
Clinical Nurse IV
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1962
Total hours worked
2050165
EIN
566017737
Establishment ID
628745
Employer case #
WWMED-2023

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:10:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:19:41:00

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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.