Grantsville, WV —
OSHA Injury Report: Minnie Hamilton Health System
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Minnie Hamilton Health System in Grantsville, WV 26147 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Minnie Hamilton Health System
- Parent company
- Minnie Hamilton Health System
- Street
- 186 Hospital Drive
- City
- Grantsville
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26147
- On-site location
- Grantsville Laboratory Patient Draw Room.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Attempting to engage the used needle 's safety mechanism after withdrawing needle from the patient.
What happened
Employee used technique not recommended by needle manufacturer to activate the needle safety shield mechanism thereby causing the accidental self-inflicted puncture of used needle into employee 's skin tissue.
Injury or illness
Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure by accidental puncture through skin of used contaminated phlebotomy needle to employee 's left thiumb.
Object or substance involved
Used contaminated patient phlebotomy needle.
Summary line
Used contaminated needlestick accidental puncture injury to employee 's left thumb exposing employee to potential bloodborne infections.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Phlebotomist
- SOC code
- 31-9097 — Phlebotomists
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 284
- Total hours worked
- 432000
- EIN
- 550629032
- Establishment ID
- 156034
- Employer case #
- 04
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 8:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28FEB2025:20:24:00
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.