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OSHA Injury Report: LewisGale Hospital Pulaski

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at LewisGale Hospital Pulaski in 2400 LEE HIGHWAY, PUALSKI, VA 24301 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Lab technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
LewisGale Hospital Pulaski
Parent company
HCA
Street
2400 LEE HIGHWAY
City
PUALSKI
State
VA
ZIP
24301
On-site location
Medical Surgical

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Finished collecting blood sample and engaging safety cap over needle

What happened

Stuck with a dirty needle when engaging the safety device after sticking patient.

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp Finger Index - Left 2nd Joint

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Contaminated sharp

Employee and industry

Job description
Medical Lab technician
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
228
Total hours worked
477543
EIN
540941129
Establishment ID
1260717
Employer case #
V34605-440

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
6:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
23JAN2025:16:52:00

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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.