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OSHA Injury Report: 1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd(1253)

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd(1253) in Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd(1253)
Parent company
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Street
Medical Center Blvd
City
Winston Salem
State
NC
ZIP
27157
On-site location
1253-Nursing - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit-755 Highland Oaks Dr

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Drawing blood from arterial line for blood sugar check

What happened

pt was under sterile drape for chest tube insertion. I was drawing blood from the arterial line for a blood sugar check while the primary nurse was assisting with the procedure. While i was pulling up on the plunger of the insulin syringe I accidentally pulled the needle from the rubber stopper and stuck my thumb in the process.

Injury or illness

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Puncture-Thumb-pt Care - Needle

Object or substance involved

Insulin needle

Summary line

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Puncture-Thumb-Patient Care - Needle Thumb Insulin needle

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
7986
Total hours worked
16653392
EIN
560552787
Establishment ID
1193339
Employer case #
WC23651272

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
9:21:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:16:57:00

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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.