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OSHA Injury Report: Lincoln Memorial Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, IL 62656 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was ultrasound Technologist I in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Parent company
Memorial Health
Street
200 Stahlhut Drive
City
Lincoln
State
IL
ZIP
62656
On-site location
Patient Treating/Testing Area
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

I was finishing an ultrasound guided thoracentesis procedure. I had to transfer fluid from syringe to vials to send into the lab. The fluid would not go into the vials. They are vacuum suctioned and usually it sucks it right into the vials. I switched needles to a larger size 3 times to try and get it to work. On the last switch I poked my finger pulling the needle pulling it out of the vial. I immediately went and washed my hands with soap and water and also squeezed out the blood.

I was finishing an ultrasound guided thoracentesis procedure. I had to transfer fluid from syringe to vials to send into the lab. The fluid would not go into the vials. They are vacuum suctioned and usually it sucks it right into the vials. I switched needles to a larger size 3 times to try and get it to work. On the last switch I poked my finger pulling the needle pulling it out of the vial. I immediately went and washed my hands with soap and water and also squeezed out the blood.

Exposure puncture; thumb- left hand

Needle stick exposure. Stuck while assisting with procedure. Left Hand.

Exposure Puncture; thumb-Left Hand Needle stick exposure- Stuck while assisting with procedure. Left Hand

Job description
Ultrasound Technologist I
SOC code
29-2032 — Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
310
Total hours worked
445519
Establishment ID
969295
Employer case #
EV20240626
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
11:04
Filing year
2024
Submitted
12FEB2025:19:59:00

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.