Tacoma, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Tacoma General Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Tacoma General Hospital in 315 MLK. Jr. Way, 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
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 3,297
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 4,973,957
- EIN
- 911352172
- Establishment ID
- 941446
- Employer case #
- SX66329
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 15:00
- 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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