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OSHA Injury Report: Kau Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Kau Hospital in 1 Kamani Street, Pahala, HI 96777 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kau Hospital
Parent company
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
Street
1 Kamani Street
City
Pahala
State
HI
ZIP
96777
On-site location
Keaau RHC Exam Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Drawing patient 's blood.

What happened

Tried to shake the sharps container when disposing needle attached to vaccutainer and did not notice finger went into container causing needlestick.

Injury or illness

Needlestick to right middle finger.

Object or substance involved

Butterfly needle attached to vaccutainer.

Summary line

Needlestick to right middle finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Medical Assistant
SOC code
31-9092 — Medical Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
228
Total hours worked
409172
EIN
990262198
Establishment ID
82214
Employer case #
HHSC1692

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:29:00.000
Time of incident
19:01:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:19:44:00

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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.