Ellsworth, ME —
OSHA Injury Report: Northern Light Health Maine Coast Hospital
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at Northern Light Health Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, ME 4605 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Northern Light Health Maine Coast Hospital
- Parent company
- Northern Light Health Maine Coast Hospital
- Street
- 50 Union Street
- City
- Ellsworth
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 4605
- On-site location
- Patient Care Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
Removing unsuccessful IV start.
What happened
Removing IV needle from patient arm and while trying to dispose of needle stuck right 2nd digit. Safety retraction not engaged.
Injury or illness
Needlestick.
Object or substance involved
IV catheter needle. BD - Nexiva 22g.
Summary line
Puncture
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 657
- Total hours worked
- 834298
- Establishment ID
- 1279732
- Employer case #
- 17
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 17:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 10FEB2025:17:37:00
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.