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OSHA Injury Report: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Chattanooga

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Chattanooga in 2412 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in physical rehabilitation hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Chattanooga
Parent company
Encompass Health
Street
2412 McCallie Avenue
City
Chattanooga
State
TN
ZIP
37404
On-site location
Nursing Unit - Room 137B

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Administering a heparin injection.

What happened

After administering the injection the employee attempted to slide safety feature over the needle but it did not engage. Needle punctured the employee 's finger.

Injury or illness

Contaminated needlestick

Object or substance involved

Contaminated needle

Summary line

Contaminated needlestick

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622310 — Physical rehabilitation hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
208
Total hours worked
285126
EIN
621178229
Establishment ID
68288
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
8:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24JAN2025:20:30:00

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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.