Milford, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus in 300 Seaside Ave., Milford, CT 6460 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Care Technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus
- Parent company
- Bridgeport Hospital
- Street
- 300 Seaside Ave.
- City
- Milford
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 6460
- On-site location
- BYNH10 300 SEASIDE AVENUE MILFORD Floor 3
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Entered patients ' room to draw ordered blood. Room was dark when I entered. Noted 2 blood tubes on bedside table full of blood that was already drawn by APRN not labeled. Gray rubber stopper from needle was not capped and was left under the blood tubes. When I grabbed the blood tubes I stuck myself on right index finger with said needle left behind.
What happened
Sharps not properly disposed of by previous employee who obtained the specimens.
Injury or illness
Right index finger. Labwork was drawn in ED and is pending.. Mentally stressed out shaking upset about incident and carelessness of previous healthcare worker who left dirty sharps behind and did not follow proper protocol on disposal. Anxious about current state of health after needlestick on MRSA + patient.
Object or substance involved
Exposed to contaminated sharp
Summary line
Needlestick injury to right index finger from contaminated phlebotomy needle left unsecured at patient bedside sustained when employee picked up blood tubes left by colleague.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Care Technician
- SOC code
- 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 410
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 644,260
- EIN
- 060646554
- Establishment ID
- 676680
- Employer case #
- B11759655
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:58
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-13
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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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