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OSHA Injury Report: Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis in Memphis, TN 38120 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was radiology tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis
Parent company
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Street
6019 Walnut Grove Rd.
City
Memphis
State
TN
ZIP
38120
On-site location
Radiology - Interventional
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

assisting in paracentesis

cleaning up after procedure went to put sharp in bucket was asked by DR to do another task- set needle down to do task proceeded to pick up sharps and needle was facing toward my hand when i picked it up

Pt started moving while immunization was being given. Needle became bent and safety guard activated. In the process of disposing needle it penetrated index finger on left hand.

Needle

surface pin prick puncture to right palm by 25 G needle used for lidocaine for paracentesis

Job description
radiology tech
SOC code
29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
3637
Total hours worked
5698928
EIN
620123940
Establishment ID
172456
Employer case #
158
Date of incident
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:15:32:00

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.