Covington, WA —
OSHA Injury Report: Covington Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Covington Hospital in Covington, WA 98042 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was certified Surgical Techno in general Medical and Surgical Hospital.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Covington Hospital
- Parent company
- MultiCare Health System
- Street
- 17700 S.E. 272nd St.
- City
- Covington
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98042
- On-site location
- Covington Hospital COVMC Operating Room 100041498
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
The surgeon was closing the port holes for the Laparoscopic appendectomy procedure standing across from me with the patient between us He had a needle driver with the needle loaded in his left hand while tying one of the port holes closed The suture scissors were next to the port hole that he was closing Whenreach for the suture scissors with my right hand the needle nicked my pinky
What happened
The surgeon was closing the port holes for the Laparoscopic appendectomy procedure standing across from me with the patient between us He had a needle driver with the needle loaded in his left hand while tying one of the port holes closed The suture scissors were next to the port hole that he was closing Whenreach for the suture scissors with my right hand the needle nicked my pinky
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
- 438
- Total hours worked
- 629138
- EIN
- 911352172
- Establishment ID
- 1064611
- Employer case #
- SX66083
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 9:30
- Time of incident
- 10:50
- 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.