OSHA Injury Report: Guthrie Cortland Medical Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee had just de-accessed a port and was placing gauze on the port

What happened

Per employee via incident report I accessed the pt 's port to give the pt a medication and de-accessed the port so she could be discharged home. I de-acessed the port and thought it had fully retracted and locked in place but the tip was still exposed. I had it in my hand as I was grabbing the gauze with my other hand to put on the port when the needle stuck in the the left hand under the left ring finger through my gloves. I dropped it as soon as it stuck me. I then picked it up and disposed of it in the sharps container. There was some minor bleeding from the site. I washed my hands with soap and water right away. I then notified charge and the supervisor and checked myself in to be seen. What conditions influenced the incident (weather equipment malfunctions time of day stress etc)? None other than I thought the needle was fully retracted and safety locked in place but the tip was still exposed

Injury or illness

Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Puncture Contaminated needlestick LEFT hand palm

Object or substance involved

Contaminated Port-a-Cath needle

Summary line

Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Puncture Contaminated needlestick LEFT hand palm

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.