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OSHA Injury Report: Palo Pinto General Hospital

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Palo Pinto General Hospital in 400 Southwest 25th Avenue, Mineral Wells, TX 76067 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sTERILE PROCESSING TECH in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Palo Pinto General Hospital
Parent company
Palo Pinto General Hospital
Street
400 Southwest 25th Avenue
City
Mineral Wells
State
TX
ZIP
76067
On-site location
OPERATING ROOM

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

CLEANING ENDOSCOPE EMPLOYEE WAS SLASHED IN BOTH EYES FROM EQUIPMENT

What happened

EMPLOYEE SPLASHED IN BOTH EYES BY USED ENDOSCOPE AND WAS SEEN IN EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EVALUATION

Injury or illness

EYES

Object or substance involved

ENDOSCOPE

Summary line

EYES- EXOSURE FROM CLEANING ENDOSCOPE TREATMENT IN EMERGENCY ROOM

Employee and industry

Job description
STERILE PROCESSING TECH
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
412
Total hours worked
736522
EIN
751256948
Establishment ID
1086180
Employer case #
H202300057

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:30:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:16:03:00

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Source

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