Charleston, WV ·
OSHA Injury Report: Charleston Area Medical Center General Division
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Charleston Area Medical Center General Division in 501 Morris Street, Charleston, WV 25301 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Charleston Area Medical Center General Division
- Parent company
- Charleston Area Medical Center
- Street
- 501 Morris Street
- City
- Charleston
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25301
- On-site location
- ASC
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assisting during a paracentesis
What happened
Dr. left a hypo needle used during paracentesis in patients bed. When I was removing the drape from the patient the needle was apparently stuck in the drape and went through my right thumb.
Injury or illness
BBF exposure to right 1st digit from dirty needle
Object or substance involved
dirty paracentesis needle
Summary line
Needlestick left in patient bed BBF exposure
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 2,059
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 3,511,482
- EIN
- 550526150
- Establishment ID
- 576865
- Employer case #
- 431
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-02
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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