Wheeling, WV ·
OSHA Injury Report: WH
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at WH in 1 Medical Park Drive, Wheeling, WV 26003 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Respiratory Therapist in healthcare.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WH
- Parent company
- WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital
- Street
- 1 Medical Park Drive
- City
- Wheeling
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26003
- On-site location
- OSHA Wheeling Hospital (WH) > Nursing Step Down and Tel
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
I needed to go get a stat ABG on patient in [REDACTED]. After I received the blood sample I was going to put the needle in the red cap to secure needle.
What happened
As I went to [REDACTED] in red cap I missed and got my right thumb.
Injury or illness
Needlestick sharps Hand - Right Dorsal Right (Back) by ABG needle
Object or substance involved
ABG needle
Summary line
Needlestick sharps Hand - Right Dorsal Right (Back) by ABG needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Respiratory Therapist
- SOC code
- 29-1126: Respiratory Therapists
- NAICS code
- 622110: Healthcare
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 2,451
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 3,925,304
- EIN
- 550357057
- Establishment ID
- 1130626
- Employer case #
- 2024-5381
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 11:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-13
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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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