Austin, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: Texas Children's Hospital North Austin Campus
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Texas Children's Hospital North Austin Campus in 9835 North Lake Creek Parkway, Austin, TX 78717 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was transport EMT in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Texas Children's Hospital North Austin Campus
- Parent company
- Texas Children's Hospital
- Street
- 9835 North Lake Creek Parkway
- City
- Austin
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78717
- On-site location
- Outside facility
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- -9999
Before the incident
PIV attempt
What happened
Employee was at an outside facility on an interfacility transport. The transport team was performing a PIV attempt on the patient when the employee was struck with the needle. The patient had been stuck with the needle in their left hand when the patient pulled away and the needle came in contact with the employee 's left index finger thru the exam glove. The needlestick site bled briefly and was immediately washed with soap and water. No additional bleeding occurred. Employee immediately contacted transport charge nurse. Charge nurse notified leader on call.
Injury or illness
Contaminated Needle Needlestick left index finger
Object or substance involved
IV catheter
Summary line
The transport team was performing a PIV attempt on the patient when the employee was struck with the needle.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Transport EMT
- SOC code
- 31-1132: Orderlies
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 840
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,522,028
- EIN
- 741100555
- Establishment ID
- 1433893
- Employer case #
- 520489
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:45
- Time of incident
- 00:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-22
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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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