Lavonia, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital-SMHCS-GA
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital-SMHCS-GA in 367 Clear Creek PkWY, Lavonia, GA 30553 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Staff Physician Resident in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital-SMHCS-GA
- Parent company
- Trinity Health
- Street
- 367 Clear Creek PkWY
- City
- Lavonia
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30553
- On-site location
- Surgical Services Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
suturing an incision
What happened
Contaminated needlestick to right index finger while attempting to prevent needle driver from falling off safe zone onto floor.
Injury or illness
Puncture Including Human Animal Insect Bite Sting Needlesticks
Object or substance involved
Contaminated Needle Stick or Other Contaminated Sharps
Summary line
[REDACTED] performing surgery He was closing the incision laid down a needle driver with a used needle into the safe zone The needle driver began to slide off the area so he reached to stop it from falling pricked his right index finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Medical Staff Physician Resident
- SOC code
- 29-1229: Physicians, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 348
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 442,332
- Establishment ID
- 1144936
- Employer case #
- GR09W2519
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 11:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-20
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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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