Kokomo, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Community Howard Regional Health main hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Community Howard Regional Health main hospital in 3500 S Lafountain Stret, Kokomo, IN 46902 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was interv Rad Tech CV Proced Lab in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Community Howard Regional Health main hospital
- Parent company
- Community Howard Regional Health
- Street
- 3500 S Lafountain Stret
- City
- Kokomo
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46902
- On-site location
- 170 - Howard Regional Health
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assisting the physician with venous access on a patient.
What happened
Physician had used the micropuncture needle kit to obtain venous access on a patient and the EE stuck her right thumb with the needle when picking it up to dispose of it.
Injury or illness
Finger(s) - Right: Bodily Fluid Exposure
Object or substance involved
Disposing of contaminated micropuncture needle
Summary line
BBF exposure needlestick to right thumb: Disposing of contaminated micropuncture needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Interv Rad Tech CV Proced Lab
- SOC code
- 29-2012: Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 642
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,007,972
- EIN
- 351865344
- Establishment ID
- 261886
- Employer case #
- 2025-0100
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 08:51
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-21
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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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