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 surgical Technologist Cert 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 surgeon and recapped the needle
What happened
Stuck her right middle finger when recapping a needle used in surgery.
Injury or illness
Finger(s) - Right: Bodily Fluid Exposure
Object or substance involved
Recapping needle during surgery
Summary line
BBF exposure NS to right middle finger: Recapping needle during surgery
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Technologist Cert
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- 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 #
- 2025-0109
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:20
- 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.