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OSHA Injury Report: Lexington Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lexington Medical Center in 2720 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SC 29169 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomist II in children's hospitals, general.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lexington Medical Center
Parent company
Lexington Health, Inc.
Street
2720 Sunset Boulevard
City
West Columbia
State
SC
ZIP
29169
On-site location
Lab Administration

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

drawing blood

What happened

[REDACTED] [REDACTED] (Electronic SREO) I WAS ASSITING WITH A HARD STICK. I STUCK THE PATIENT WITH A [REDACTED] AND IT GAVE ME A FLASH. WHEN I I WAS SITTING AND MY CO WORKER WAS STANDING. MY COWOKER PROCEEDS TO HELP WHEN SHE TOOK THE NEEDLE OUT I THOUGHT SHE RETRACTED THE NEEDLE AND TURNED AROUND AND HANDLE HER A TUBE. WHEN I WAS HANDING THE THE TUBE SHE WAS HOLDING THE NEEDLE DOWN AND THAT 'S WHEN I WAS POKE IN MY LEFT HAND. Activity Before Incident: HELPING WITH A STICK

Injury or illness

Bloodborne Exposure

Object or substance involved

sharp object

Summary line

I WAS ASSITING WITH A HARD STICK. I THOUGHT MY COWORKER RETRACTED THE NEEDLE AND IT STUCK ME

Employee and industry

Job description
Phlebotomist II
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
NAICS code
622110 — Children's hospitals, general
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3854
Total hours worked
2026186
EIN
852276567
Establishment ID
1227178
Employer case #
13262

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08MAR24:19:44:00

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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.