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OSHA Injury Report: Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in 3333 Silas Creek Pkwy., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse Residency in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Parent company
Novant Health, Inc.
Street
3333 Silas Creek Pkwy.
City
Winston-Salem
State
NC
ZIP
27103
On-site location
[Patient Room]

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Giving heparin shot

What happened

after giving heparin subcutaneously on the patient 's right arm the needle slid out and hit the nurse 's right pointing finger. The nurse noticed some bleeding and washed the area that was affected.

Injury or illness

after giving heparin subcutaneously on the patient 's right arm the needle slid out and hit the nurse 's right pointing finger. The nurse noticed some bleeding and washed the area that was affected.

Object or substance involved

needle and self

Summary line

Puncture Fingers-Right Index

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse Residency
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
4326
Total hours worked
6177586
EIN
560928089
Establishment ID
956308
Employer case #
WC2023-000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45:00.000
Time of incident
17:20:00.000
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.