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OSHA Injury Report: Covington Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

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.

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

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

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

Puncture Wound

Needle

Puncture Wound due to Needle Sharps Exp caused Puncture Wound

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
Date of incident
Shift started
9:30
Time of incident
10:50
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.