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 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
- Avg employees
- 642
- Total hours worked
- 1007972
- EIN
- 351865344
- Establishment ID
- 261886
- Employer case #
- 2025-0100
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 8:51
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 21JAN26:17:38:00
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.