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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 sURGICAL TECHNICIAN 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
DEXOperating Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Unknown

What happened

I was taking a used suture needle off a needle driver to place in a sharps container when the needle dislodged from the needle drive and stuck into my left ring finger I was wearing proper PPE shoe covers hair cover mask with attached shield and also double gloved for the procedures After the stick I removed my glove to see that the puncture spot was bleeding I then went to wash my finger with soap and hot water While I as washing my finger [REDACTED] the nurse called [REDACTED] to inform her of the incident

Injury or illness

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

Object or substance involved

Suture needle

Summary line

Bloodborne ExposureCut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or HandledPunctureFingersPatient Care NeedleFingersSuture needle

Employee and industry

Job description
SURGICAL TECHNICIAN
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
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 #
WC23560855

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
8:45:00.000
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.