Gaffney, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Apella - Cherokee Medical Center AHM
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Apella - Cherokee Medical Center AHM in 1530 N. Limestone St., Gaffney, SC 29340 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was clinical RN II in hospital.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Apella - Cherokee Medical Center AHM
- Parent company
- SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- Street
- 1530 N. Limestone St.
- City
- Gaffney
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29340
- On-site location
- exam room EC
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
drawing blood
What happened
Associate states I was attempting to straight stick the patient for a blood draw when the patient flinched and caused the needle to come out of the arm and the needle stuck my left index finger.
Injury or illness
Needle contaminated with blood stuck finger
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
Needle contaminated with blood stuck finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Clinical RN II
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospital
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 537
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 501,745
- Establishment ID
- 1256427
- Employer case #
- EV2025295
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 13:50
- Time of incident
- 01:00
- 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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