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OSHA Injury Report: Kau Hospital

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Kau Hospital in 1 Kamani Street, Pahala, HI 96777 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse Aide 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
Clinic

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

I and D Procedure

What happened

Syringe got stuck so pushed hard and blood splashed everywhere including into aide 's eyes.

Injury or illness

Bloodborne pathogen exposure to both eyes

Object or substance involved

Patient 's blood

Summary line

Bloodborne pathogen exposure to both eyes from blood splash

Employee and industry

Job description
Nurse Aide
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing 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 #
HHSC1758

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:29:00.000
Time of incident
13:45:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:22:22:00

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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.