Richmond, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Baptist Health Richmond
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Baptist Health Richmond in Richmond, KY 40517 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was eR Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Baptist Health Richmond
- Parent company
- Baptist Health Richmond
- Street
- 801 Eastern Byp
- City
- Richmond
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40517
- On-site location
- ER room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
While seated at the computer with the patient present the patient picked up a small object from the floor asked what it was and handed it to this PCT. Upon receiving the object this PCT sustained a puncture injury to the finger with subsequent bleeding and identified the object as a vacutainer needle. This PCT instructed the patient not to touch the item; however while the needle was still in this PCT 's hand the patient reached out made contact with the needle and sustained a puncture injury at that time. House Supervisor was notified immediately. Appropriate needle-stick exposure protocols were initiated.
What happened
While seated at the computer with the patient present the patient picked up a small object from the floor asked what it was and handed it to this PCT. Upon receiving the object this PCT sustained a puncture injury to the finger with subsequent bleedin
Injury or illness
Contaminated Sharp FingerMiddle - Left
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
While seated at the computer with the patient present the patient picked up a small object from the floor asked what it was and handed it to this PCT. Upon receiving the object this PCT sustained a puncture injury to the finger with subsequent bleedin
Employee and industry
- Job description
- ER Tech
- SOC code
- 29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 604
- Total hours worked
- 1054498
- Establishment ID
- 661418
- Employer case #
- S2025-196
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 20:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28JAN26:16:00:00
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.