OSHA Injury Report: 1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

I was outside the patients room becaue she was vaping in her room.

What happened

I was approached by the patients nurse becuase she was vaping in her room. At this point I talked to the patient about giving me the vape but she refused. I then went and talked to the Adult Emergency Department Charge Nurse who also attempted to talk to the patient. After a [REDACTED] the patients Nurse went to get her a nicotine patch and when she came back with the patch the patient was using a needle to take some kind of drug. At this point I took possession of the bag and when I did there was an exposed needle that was poking out of the bottom of the bag. This needle ended up poking me in the right thumb and it caused my thumb to bleed.

Injury or illness

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Puncture-Finger(s)-Patient Care - Needle

Object or substance involved

Used Needle

Summary line

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Puncture-Finger(s)-Patient Care - NeedleFinger(s)Used Needle

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.