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OSHA Injury Report: ORTHO 4 STATES SURGERY CENTER

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at ORTHO 4 STATES SURGERY CENTER in 1619 W 7TH ST, GALENA, KS 66739 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was pHYSICIAN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
ORTHO 4 STATES SURGERY CENTER
Parent company
MHM SUPPORT SERVICES
Street
1619 W 7TH ST
City
GALENA
State
KS
ZIP
66739
On-site location
SURGERY SUITE

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

PERFORMING SURGERY

What happened

I was holding reduction of a distal radius fracture while attempting to advance a 0.045 K-wire. The wire unexpectedly slipped over the cortical bone volarly and entered my left thumb pulp.

Injury or illness

PUNCTURE TO LEFT THUMB

Object or substance involved

K-WIRE

Summary line

PUNCTURE TO THUMB

Employee and industry

Job description
PHYSICIAN
SOC code
29-1229 — Physicians, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
131
Total hours worked
196781
EIN
202553101
Establishment ID
1020645
Employer case #
EV20231608

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:16:18:00

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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.