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OSHA Injury Report: Knapp Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Knapp Medical Center in 1401 E. 8th Street, Weslaco, TX 78596 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lVN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Knapp Medical Center
Parent company
Knapp Medical Center
Street
1401 E. 8th Street
City
Weslaco
State
TX
ZIP
78596
On-site location
Medical Surgical Floor

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Attempting to obtain blood sugar from patient

What happened

Employee states when she squeezed patient 's finger to obtain a drop of blood then she was going to wipe it off and obtain a second drop of blood to perform procedure however states while squeezing blood squirted and went into her eye

Injury or illness

Bodily fluid exposure

Object or substance involved

Blood

Summary line

Bodily Fluid Exposure got blood into eyes

Employee and industry

Job description
LVN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
572
Total hours worked
985002
Establishment ID
953944
Employer case #
46

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:13:31:00

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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.