Florence, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: St Elizabeth Healthcare Florence Campus
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at St Elizabeth Healthcare Florence Campus in 4900 Houston RD, Florence, KY 41042 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- St Elizabeth Healthcare Florence Campus
- Parent company
- ST Elizabeth Healthcare Inc
- Street
- 4900 Houston RD
- City
- Florence
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 41042
- On-site location
- Emergency Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
The employee was drawing blood from a patient who had intentionally overdosed and was filling blood containers using a blunt needle.
What happened
While the employee was filling blood containers the RN pulled the IV from the patient causing the employee to accidentally stick their right thumb with the blunt needle.
Injury or illness
The injury was a needle stick puncture to the right thumb resulting in potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens and requiring immediate medical evaluation.
Object or substance involved
The object that directly harmed the employee was a blunt needle.
Summary line
The employee sustained a needle stick injury to the right thumb due to contact with a blunt needle.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 816
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,698,022
- Establishment ID
- 1292179
- Employer case #
- 225
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 02:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-06
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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