Tacoma, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Allenmore Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Allenmore Hospital in 1901 S. Union St., Tacoma, WA 98411 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was certified Central Service in general Medical and Surgical Hospital.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Allenmore Hospital
- Parent company
- MultiCare Health System
- Street
- 1901 S. Union St.
- City
- Tacoma
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98411
- On-site location
- Allenmore Hospital AH Sterile Processing 100011724
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
I was in decon washing back a case I was placing a hand wash item into the pass through window I sprayed the item with rubbing alcohol I did not notice that the window was partially open There was an item blocking the window from fully closing and it was not alarming Due to the window being slightly open and theair pressures negative in decon positive in assembly the alcohol mist blew back at me and got into my eyes I was wearing my full PPE Including a mask and shield however the air flow caused the mist to go around my shield and into my eyes The eye wash station in the ER is not over the sink and had to be heldsideways The pressure was also too high I was unable to use it I felt like I was being water boarded The ER ended up using lenses to flush my eyesAdditionally the pass through window should be alarming if it isnt completely closed
What happened
I was in decon washing back a case I was placing a hand wash item into the pass through window I sprayed the item with rubbing alcohol I did not notice that the window was partially open There was an item blocking the window from fully closing and it was not alarming Due to the window being slightly open and theair pressures negative in decon positive in assembly the alcohol mist blew back at me and got into my eyes I was wearing my full PPE Including a mask and shield however the air flow caused the mist to go around my shield and into my eyes The eye wash station in the ER is not over the sink and had to be heldsideways The pressure was also too high I was unable to use it I felt like I was being water boarded The ER ended up using lenses to flush my eyesAdditionally the pass through window should be alarming if it isnt completely closed
Injury or illness
Chemical Irritation
Object or substance involved
Chemical
Summary line
Chemical Irritation due to Splash caused Chemical Irritation
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Certified Central Service
- SOC code
- 53-7065: Stockers and Order Fillers
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospital
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 749
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,113,855
- EIN
- 911352172
- Establishment ID
- 941456
- Employer case #
- SX66206
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-09
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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