Melbourne, FL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Viera Hospital Inc
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Viera Hospital Inc in 8745 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL 32940 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Viera Hospital Inc
- Parent company
- Health First Inc
- Street
- 8745 N. Wickham Road
- City
- Melbourne
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 32940
- On-site location
- PCU
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Attempting an IV Start.
What happened
I attempted the IV start and was unsuccessful removed the needle I had thought I hit the retraction button when I went to gather supplied I felt something sharp pierce my (left) thumb through my glove.
Injury or illness
I attempted the IV start removed the needle I had thought I hit the retraction button superficial needle stick with 20-gauge needle to left thumb.
Object or substance involved
20 gauge needle
Summary line
I attempted the IV start removed the needle I had thought I hit the retraction button superficial needle stick with 20-gauge needle to left thumb.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 673
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,049,408
- EIN
- 264019868
- Establishment ID
- 477955
- Employer case #
- NA-2024-19
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 07:19
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-27
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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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