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OSHA Injury Report: Covington Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Covington Hospital in Covington, WA 98042 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was certified Surgical Techno in general Medical and Surgical Hospital.

Establishment
Covington Hospital
Parent company
MultiCare Health System
Street
17700 S.E. 272nd St.
City
Covington
State
WA
ZIP
98042
On-site location
Covington Hospital COVMC Operating Room 100041498
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

I was removing the safety cover from the hypo with my right hand while holding the 10cc control syringe full of .25 Marcaine with [REDACTED] with my left hand getting ready to pass the local to Dr. I had a previous injury on my left wrist that caused a sharp shooting pain resulting me to move the syringe with the hypo abruptly and then I poke my right index finger on the tip just like if it was a blood glucose reading.

I was removing the safety cover from the hypo with my right hand while holding the 10cc control syringe full of .25 Marcaine with [REDACTED] with my left hand getting ready to pass the local to Dr. I had a previous injury on my left wrist that caused a sharp shooting pain resulting me to move the syringe with the hypo abruptly and then I poke my right index finger on the tip just like if it was a blood glucose reading.

Puncture Wound

Needle

Puncture Wound due to Needle Sharps Exp caused Puncture Wound

Job description
Certified Surgical Techno
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospital
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
367
Total hours worked
567644
EIN
911352172
Establishment ID
1064611
Employer case #
SX43102
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
10:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10FEB2025:23:30:00

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.