Tacoma, WA —
OSHA Injury Report: Tacoma General Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Tacoma General Hospital in Tacoma, WA 98405 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was certified Surgical Techno in general Medical and Surgical Hospital.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Tacoma General Hospital
- Parent company
- MultiCare Health System
- Street
- 315 MLK. Jr. Way
- City
- Tacoma
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98405
- On-site location
- Tacoma General Hospital TG Operating Room 100081498
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Scubed in on a plastic case at Baker OR Accidently stabbed myself in left thumb with a 18 gauge hypo while handling it The hypo was clean but gloves had blood on them from surgical patient Immediately scrubbed out and washed hands with betadine chlorhexidine hydrogen peroxide and alcohol Went down toER for blood work NAAccidently stabbed my left thumb with a clean hypo but gloves had patients blood on them
What happened
Scubed in on a plastic case at Baker OR Accidently stabbed myself in left thumb with a 18 gauge hypo while handling it The hypo was clean but gloves had blood on them from surgical patient Immediately scrubbed out and washed hands with betadine chlorhexidine hydrogen peroxide and alcohol Went down toER for blood work NAAccidently stabbed my left thumb with a clean hypo but gloves had patients blood on them
Injury or illness
Puncture Wound
Object or substance involved
Needle
Summary line
Puncture Wound due to Needle Sharps Exp caused Puncture Wound
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Certified Surgical Techno
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospital
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 3297
- Total hours worked
- 4973957
- EIN
- 911352172
- Establishment ID
- 941446
- Employer case #
- SX66233
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:45
- Time of incident
- 12:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 09JAN26:20:26:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.