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 respiratory Care Practiti 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 Respiratory Therapy 100081690
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Pt apnea test Went to close needle in hub needle bent and slid into fingerApnea brain death procedureDuring the test there was a 10 and 12 minute needle poke to assess for Co2 increase Large family gathering of 20 plus people in the room for witnessthe second needle poke for abg there wasnt a hard surface to close the needle hub on closed the needle with hub and thumb and needle bent resulting in a poke in the thumb
What happened
Pt apnea test Went to close needle in hub needle bent and slid into fingerApnea brain death procedureDuring the test there was a 10 and 12 minute needle poke to assess for Co2 increase Large family gathering of 20 plus people in the room for witnessthe second needle poke for abg there wasnt a hard surface to close the needle hub on closed the needle with hub and thumb and needle bent resulting in a poke in the thumb
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
- Respiratory Care Practiti
- SOC code
- 29-1126 — Respiratory Therapists
- 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 #
- SX66329
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 15:00
- 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.