PLAINVIEW, TEXAS·
Covenant Hospital Plainview
Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Covenant Hospital Plainview, 2601 Dimmitt, PLAINVIEW, TEXAS 79072 on , Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the surgery area when they were stuck by an unused suture needle that was left on the sink. The employee was hospitalized with a bacterial infection.
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