Richmond, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Baptist Health Richmond
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Baptist Health Richmond in 801 Eastern Byp, 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
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 604
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,054,498
- 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 to OSHA
- 2026-01-28
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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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