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OSHA Injury Report: Regional West Health Services

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Regional West Health Services in 4021 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was certified surgical technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Regional West Health Services
Parent company
RWHS
Street
4021 Avenue B
City
Scottsbluff
State
NE
ZIP
69361
On-site location
operating room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

assisting in surgery

What happened

The knife handle was in my left hand. Attached to it was an 11 blade. I pulled the safety back on the knife with my right hand to pass to the surgeon. The blade then went into the palm of my hand between my two middle fingers

Injury or illness

laceration to right hand

Object or substance involved

scalpel blade

Summary line

cut laceration

Employee and industry

Job description
certified surgical technician
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
860
Total hours worked
1411814
EIN
363314157
Establishment ID
1086437
Employer case #
UHC2306467

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:18:44:00

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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.