OSHA Injury Report: Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was scrubbed on a surgical procedure a right parotidectomy and right neck dissection with nerve monitoring with doctor. At the end of the procedure the patient started moving and coughing and an unexpected amount of blood was noted in the drain. Employee reports that things became hectic due to some of the suturing needing to be redone. The PA passed her a used Monocryl needle using a hand-to-hand technique and at this point she was stuck with the used surgery needle (a Monocryl). She immediately reported this to leadership and was sent to employee health and then to the ER. Blood was drawn for an employee incident testing panel and sent to the lab.

What happened

Passing of a used suture needle from the PA to employee.

Injury or illness

Needlestick to the left thumb with a used suture needle.

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Needlestick to the left thumb with a used suture needle.

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.