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OSHA Injury Report: Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center in 207 Old Lexington Rd., Thomasville, NC 27360 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Parent company
Novant Health, Inc.
Street
207 Old Lexington Rd.
City
Thomasville
State
NC
ZIP
27360
On-site location
[Treatment Room]

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Discharging a patient who had just received a blood transfusion.

What happened

As I was removing a portal catheter needle from the patient 's chest the sticky part of the dressing that was attached to the needle stuck to the patient 's shirt causing me to slip as I removed the needle. This caused a shift in my movement which resulte

Injury or illness

As I was removing a portal catheter needle from the patient 's chest the sticky part of the dressing that was attached to the needle stuck to the patient 's shirt causing me to slip as I removed the needle. This caused a shift in my movement which resulte

Object or substance involved

needle & self

Summary line

Puncture Fingers-Left Middle

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
636
Total hours worked
901890
EIN
560636250
Establishment ID
956312
Employer case #
WC2023-000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:15:00.000
Time of incident
14:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29MAR24:11:56:00

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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.