Caldwell, ID ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Valley Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Valley Medical Center in 1717 Arlington Ave, Caldwell, ID 83605 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Valley Medical Center
- Parent company
- West Valley Medical Center
- Street
- 1717 Arlington Ave
- City
- Caldwell
- State
- ID
- ZIP
- 83605
- On-site location
- BHU
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Educating patient on how to give themself an insulin injection.
What happened
When the patient completed their insulin self-injection she handed the syringe back to the RN needle first and poked the RN in Right Thumb with a contaminated needle.
Injury or illness
Possible bloodborne exposure
Object or substance involved
contaminated insulin syringe
Summary line
Contaminated needlestick d t patient handing sharps back after giving herself insulin.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 491
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 657,663
- EIN
- 363525049
- Establishment ID
- 927728
- Employer case #
- 3337
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-25
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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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