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OSHA Injury Report: Tacoma General Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

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.

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
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

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

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

Puncture Wound

Needle

Puncture Wound due to Needle Sharps Exp caused Puncture Wound

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
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
15:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09JAN26:20:26:00

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.