Machias, ME —
OSHA Injury Report: Down East Community Hospital
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at Down East Community Hospital in Machias, ME 4654 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cCMA in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Down East Community Hospital
- Parent company
- Down East Community Hospital
- Street
- 11 Hospital Drive
- City
- Machias
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 4654
- On-site location
- Lab
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
finished drawing blood on a patient when I put the safety on the needle and threw it in the sharp 's container. The needle end fell out of the container and I used my hand to push it back in when the needle flew straight up and stuck me right between my pointer and middle finger.
What happened
finished drawing blood on a patient when I put the safety on the needle and threw it in the sharp 's container. The needle end fell out of the container and I used my hand to push it back in when the needle flew straight up and stuck me right between my pointer and middle finger.
Injury or illness
finished drawing blood on a patient when I put the safety on the needle and threw it in the sharp 's container. The needle end fell out of the container and I used my hand to push it back in when the needle flew straight up and stuck me right between my pointer and middle finger.
Object or substance involved
finished drawing blood on a patient when I put the safety on the needle and threw it in the sharp 's container. The needle end fell out of the container and I used my hand to push it back in when the needle flew straight up and stuck me right between my pointer and middle finger.
Summary line
finished drawing blood on a patient when I put the safety on the needle and threw it in the sharp 's container. The needle end fell out of the container and I used my hand to push it back in when the needle flew straight up and stuck me right between my p
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CCMA
- SOC code
- 31-9092 — Medical Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 350
- Total hours worked
- 429395
- EIN
- 010263198
- Establishment ID
- 1274999
- Employer case #
- 12
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 16JAN26:21:12:00
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.