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OSHA Injury Report: ECU Health Chowan Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at ECU Health Chowan Hospital in 211 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC 27932 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician Assistant in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Street
211 Virginia Road
City
Edenton
State
NC
ZIP
27932
On-site location
ED Room 8

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Performing incision and drainage of abscess

What happened

Patient flinched causing scalpel to cut left index finger

Injury or illness

Blood Exposure-Scapel Cut Left Index Finger

Object or substance involved

Scalpel

Summary line

Blood Exposure-Scapel Cut Left Index Finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Physician Assistant
SOC code
29-1071 — Physician Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
321
Total hours worked
470284
EIN
562101090
Establishment ID
1006146
Employer case #
L06-2023-0

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
12:45:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:21:16:00

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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.