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OSHA Injury Report: St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon in Buckhannon, WV 26201 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Care TechNonCertified in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon
Parent company
WVU Medicine
Street
1 Amalia Dr.
City
Buckhannon
State
WV
ZIP
26201
On-site location
St. Joseph's Hospital (STJ) > 1st Floor OR Hallway
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Cleaning operating room

Needlestick injury to employee 's right hand while cleaning operating room

Needlestick sharps Palm - Right Palmar Right (Palm Side) by Unsure but exposed to fluid involved in scope processing

Needle

Needlestick sharps Palm - Right Palmar Right (Palm Side) by Unsure but exposed to fluid involved in scope processing

Job description
Patient Care TechNonCertified
SOC code
31-1132 — Orderlies
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
536
Total hours worked
876153
Establishment ID
923111
Employer case #
2025-8141
Date of incident
Shift started
6:49
Time of incident
11:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:19:37:00

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.