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OSHA Injury Report: Bland Correctional Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Bland Correctional Center in 256 Bland Farm Road, Bland, VA 24315 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was correctional Officer in correctional institutions.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Bland Correctional Center
Parent company
Virginia Department of Corrections
Street
256 Bland Farm Road
City
Bland
State
VA
ZIP
24315
On-site location
2 Building (Inmate Housing Unit)

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was conducting a search of inmates ' property

What happened

Officer was stuck with a needle from a homemade tattoo gun that was hidden inside a sock.

Injury or illness

Needle stick to left thumb

Object or substance involved

homemade tattoo needle

Summary line

Needle [REDACTED] left thumb conducting search

Employee and industry

Job description
Correctional Officer
SOC code
33-3012 — Correctional Officers and Jailers
NAICS code
922140 — Correctional institutions
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
262
Total hours worked
503040
Establishment ID
915486
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:45
Time of incident
8:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
08JAN2025:15:09:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.