Brooklyn, NY —
OSHA Injury Report: NYC Health + Hospitals/Cumberland
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at NYC Health + Hospitals/Cumberland in Brooklyn, NY 11205 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Care Associate in community health centers and clinics, outpatient.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Cumberland
- Parent company
- NYC Health + Hospitals
- Street
- 100 Portland Avenue
- City
- Brooklyn
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11205
- On-site location
- 100 N Portland Avenue
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee stated that while she was about to Puncture a patient 's vein and after removing the cover over the needle and she stuck her lower right thumb and it started to bleed through the glove. She wiped the area with alcohol wipe and then washed area with soap and water and after a few minutes she noticed the area was discolored. Puncture with discolored area and pain to the right lower thumb.
What happened
Employee stated that while she was about to Puncture a patient 's vein and after removing the cover over the needle and she stuck her lower right thumb and it started to bleed through the glove. She wiped the area with alcohol wipe and then washed area with soap and water and after a few minutes she noticed the area was discolored. Puncture with discolored area and pain to the right lower thumb.
Injury or illness
Thumb
Object or substance involved
Needle Stick Body Fluid Exposure
Summary line
Employee stated that while she was about to Puncture a patient 's vein and after removing the cover over the needle and she stuck her lower right thumb and it started to bleed through the glove. She wiped the area with alcohol wipe and then washed area
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Care Associate
- SOC code
- 31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 621498 — Community health centers and clinics, outpatient
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 222
- Total hours worked
- 278984
- EIN
- 383875287
- Establishment ID
- 1406724
- Employer case #
- 25858
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 11:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 07APR2025:18:15:00
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.