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OSHA Injury Report: DEX-BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at DEX-BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL in 2201 South Sterling Street, Morganton, NC 28655 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lPN Acute Weekender in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
DEX-BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL
Parent company
Cone Health
Street
2201 South Sterling Street
City
Morganton
State
NC
ZIP
28655
On-site location
DEXNursing Medical Surgical

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Unknown

What happened

Accidental needle stick Pt admitted for syncope positive for strep pharyngitis pmh of seizure disorder and HFrEF LPN gave scheduled lovenox to pt after administration LPN experienced accidental needle stick to the left thumb Needle did not vanish after pressing plunger down all the way

Injury or illness

Bloodborne ExposureCut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or HandledPunctureThumbPatient Care Needle

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Bloodborne ExposureCut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or HandledPunctureThumbPatient Care NeedleThumbNeedle

Employee and industry

Job description
LPN Acute Weekender
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
4152
Total hours worked
2569124
EIN
520529945
Establishment ID
1031190
Employer case #
WC23648185

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
22:02:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08MAR24:00:22:00

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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.