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OSHA Injury Report: Cherokee Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Cherokee Medical Center in 1530 N. Limestone St., Gaffney, SC 29340 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was clinical RN Ii in hospital.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cherokee Medical Center
Parent company
SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Street
1530 N. Limestone St.
City
Gaffney
State
SC
ZIP
29340
On-site location
exam room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

giving patient injection in arm

What happened

Giving [REDACTED] an injection to the Rt upper arm. Pt jerked needle came out of her arm and into my thumb.

Injury or illness

Needle used for injection on a patient stuck thumb

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

Needle used for injection on a patient stuck thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Clinical RN Ii
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospital
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
83
Total hours worked
149590
EIN
832531807
Establishment ID
826681
Employer case #
EV20242892

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:15
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
09JAN2025:19:06:00

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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.