Wheat Ridge, CO —
OSHA Injury Report: Lutheran Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN Charge Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Lutheran Medical Center
- Parent company
- SCL Health/Intermountain Healthcare
- Street
- 8300 W 38th Ave
- City
- Wheat Ridge
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80033
- On-site location
- ED Obs
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
starting an IV
What happened
Caregiver went into to start the IV on patient who has dementia. Patient was very non compliant kept pulling back her arm and was confused. Had someone brace her arm and when caregiver went in to start the line they pulled back to provide traction and the needle pulled out and stuck thumb superficially.
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture FingerThumb - Left
Object or substance involved
Cut Puncture Needle or Sharp
Summary line
Caregiver stuck during IV start
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN Charge Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 3310
- Total hours worked
- 2894604
- EIN
- 840505652
- Establishment ID
- 960165
- Employer case #
- S2024-4095
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 3:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 22FEB2025:02:45:00
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.