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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 pHLEBOTOMIST PRN Level 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
DEXLaboratory

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Sticking the patient for blood draw

What happened

Patient moved while being stuck with a needle causing me to stick myself

Injury or illness

Bloodborne ExposureCut Punctured Scrape Injured By Hand Tool Utensil Not PoweredNeedle Stick 43ThumbPatient Care Needle

Object or substance involved

A butterfly needle

Summary line

Bloodborne ExposureCut Punctured Scrape Injured By Hand Tool Utensil Not PoweredNeedle Stick 43ThumbPatient Care NeedleThumbA butterfly needle

Employee and industry

Job description
PHLEBOTOMIST PRN Level
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
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 #
WC23650873

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
12:00:00.000
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.