Eau Claire, WI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Eau Claire
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Eau Claire in 733 W CLAIREMONT AVE, Eau Claire, WI 54703 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was ophthalmic assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Eau Claire
- Parent company
- Mayo Clinic
- Street
- 733 W CLAIREMONT AVE
- City
- Eau Claire
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54703
- On-site location
- Procedure room (x-ray, EMG)
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
On same level; Sharps disposal waste red bag
What happened
On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] I had a needle stick exposure with a dirty needle that was disposed of in a sharps container but was still in the lift portion of the container. When I went to dispose of a used needle i had used the used needle in the sharps container p opped out sticking me in my left hand thumb knuckle. The site was washed and flushed with soap and water. There was a tiny puncture to my skin but no blood.
Injury or illness
Needlestick contaminated to Finger Thumb
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
Needlestick contaminated to Finger Thumb from needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT
- SOC code
- 31-9092: Medical Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 3,674
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 5,901,165
- EIN
- 390813418
- Establishment ID
- 1316663
- Employer case #
- 475371
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:45
- Time of incident
- 15:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-19
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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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