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OSHA Injury Report: CA755 ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER-APPLE VALLEY HR

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at CA755 ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER-APPLE VALLEY HR in 18300 HWY 18, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sterile Process in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
CA755 ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER-APPLE VALLEY HR
Parent company
Providence Health & Services ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER-APPLE VALLEY HR
Street
18300 HWY 18
City
APPLE VALLEY
State
CA
ZIP
92307
On-site location
ST. MARYS MEDICAL APPLE VALLEY - SPD

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

CLEANING DIRTY SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS IN D

What happened

I reached into a sink filled with water and enzymes to pull out a dirty instrument. The Castroviejo fixation forceps were lying underneath the Needle holder I was getting so when I grabbed the needle holder the Castroviejo poked through both gloves

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Finger(s) Hand tool STORES EYE E-1793 .3MM CASTROVIEJO FIX

Object or substance involved

STORES EYE E-1793 .3MM CASTROVIEJO FIX

Summary line

I reached into a sink filled with water and enzymes to pull out a dirty instrument. The Castroviejo fixation forceps were lying underneath the Needle holder I was getting so when I grabbed the needle holder the Castroviejo poked through both gloves

Employee and industry

Job description
Sterile Process
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1429
Total hours worked
2446287
EIN
951914489
Establishment ID
1191263
Employer case #
88471

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:59:00.000
Time of incident
14:45:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:18:42:00

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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.