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OSHA Injury Report: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in 310 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was resident in eye, ear, nose, and throat hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Street
310 East 14th St
City
New York
State
NY
ZIP
10003
On-site location
South Building 1 OP Eye Clinic

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE removed corneal suture.

What happened

During disposal with the needle 25g which was used to remove the suture; the HCW was stuck while trying to recap. Needle had been bent and stuck EE 's right-hand thumb.

Injury or illness

right-hand thumb

Object or substance involved

Needlestick

Summary line

During disposal with the needle 25g which was used to remove the suture; the HCW was stuck while trying to recap. Needle had been bent and stuck EE 's right-hand thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
Resident
SOC code
29-2081 — Opticians, Dispensing
NAICS code
622310 — Eye, ear, nose, and throat hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
454
Total hours worked
820971
EIN
135562304
Establishment ID
362549
Employer case #
SHARPS2023

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:15:13:00

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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.