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OSHA Injury Report: LEWISGALE HOSPITAL PULASKI

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at LEWISGALE HOSPITAL PULASKI in 2400 LEE HIGHWAY, PULASKI, VA 24301 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was laboratory Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL PULASKI
Parent company
HCA
Street
2400 LEE HIGHWAY
City
PULASKI
State
VA
ZIP
24301
On-site location
MedSurg room 122

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Disposing of contaminated butterfly needle

What happened

employee was disposing of contaminated butterfly needle she had not fully engaged the safety sheath and when she grabbed the needle off the tabletop it poked her in right index finger. The needle was small gauge- 25g butterfly needle. She washed the area and put bandaid on. She and source patient tested for HBV HCV and HIV. all results are negative and source patient low risk. Employee did have immunity to HBV and up to date on Tetanus vaccine. No additional follow up required at this time. Employee aware of all results.

Injury or illness

contaminated needlestick exposure to bloodborne pathogens

Object or substance involved

contaminated needle

Summary line

contaminated needlestick to right index finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Laboratory Technician
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
338
Total hours worked
495100
EIN
540941129
Establishment ID
906355
Employer case #
9

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26JAN24:17:38:00

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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.