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 Gaffney, SC 29340 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomist 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
- ICU 7
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
cleaning up used supplies after sticking patient
What happened
Accidental needle stick cleaning up mess and did not realize needle to go into bevel was in there and stabbed through the glove into my left palm
Injury or illness
needle contaminated with blood stuck palm left hand
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
[REDACTED] contaminated with blood stuck palm left hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Phlebotomist
- SOC code
- 31-9097 — Phlebotomists
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospital
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 537
- Total hours worked
- 501745
- Establishment ID
- 1256427
- Employer case #
- EV2025298
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 11:45
- Time of incident
- 20:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 20JAN26:18:07:00
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.