Winston-Salem, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: 1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd in Winston-Salem, NC 27157 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sterile Processing Technician Certified in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- 1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd
- Parent company
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptis
- Street
- 1 Medical Center Blvd
- City
- Winston-Salem
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27157
- On-site location
- 1253-Operating Room Sterile Processing-755 Highland Oaks Dr
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Reassembling an Ortho Synthes Low Profile 3.5mm Pelvic Inst Reduction set.
What happened
I was placing an instrument back into its original place; however the set 's case is old and falling apart the plastic insulation (meant to be an unbroken coating) caught on the instrument making my hand slip and scratch my left middle finger enough to draw some blood. the set was being returned for bioburden however to the best of my knowledge there was nothing on the end of that specific instrument.
Injury or illness
Hazardous Materials Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Laceration-Finger(s)-Tools machinery equipment - Hand tools
Object or substance involved
The old worn-out case having parts hanging loose on it.
Summary line
Hazardous Materials Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Laceration-Finger(s)-Tools machinery equipment - Hand toolsFinger(s)The old worn-out case having parts hanging loose on it.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sterile Processing Technician Certified
- SOC code
- 31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 9781
- Total hours worked
- 18249142
- EIN
- 560552787
- Establishment ID
- 1357001
- Employer case #
- WC24665521
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 20:55
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 27FEB2025:19:14:00
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.