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OSHA Injury Report: WA642 SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER-SPOKANE HR

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at WA642 SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER-SPOKANE HR in 101 W 8TH AVE 0, SPOKANE, WA 99220 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Techni in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
WA642 SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER-SPOKANE HR
Parent company
Providence Health & Services SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER-SPOKANE HR
Street
101 W 8TH AVE 0
City
SPOKANE
State
WA
ZIP
99220
On-site location
OR 11

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

OR PROCEDURE

What happened

The surgeon handed me a needle at the end of the case and it was not protected by the needle driver. It slipped in my hand and went through my thumb.

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Thumb Needle stick 4-0 MONOCRYL SUBCATANEOUS SUTURE NEEDLE

Object or substance involved

4-0 MONOCRYL SUBCATANEOUS SUTURE NEEDLE

Summary line

The surgeon handed me a needle at the end of the case and it was not protected by the needle driver. It slipped in my hand and went through my thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Techni
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
4850
Total hours worked
7810419
EIN
364640211
Establishment ID
1191342
Employer case #
88055

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:40:00.000
Time of incident
17:45:00.000
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.