OSHA Injury Report: Southwest Medical Center Main Campus

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Emptying garbages

What happened

I was helping out EVS by emptying the garbage in the unit. When I went to empty the garbage by the pyxis i was stabbed in the abdomen by what turned out to be a needle that was wrapped in used sterile gloves in the garbage. I immediately notified house supervisor dayshift charge to figure out who did a procedure in the unit and the nurse that took care of the patients. Patient was narrowed down using the size of sterile gloves. I informed EVS for PACU Same Day and she said that this would have been the 4th time she would have been stuck by a needle in the garbage. PH policy is that syringes and needles are to be disposed in the sharps container but anesthesia does not follow this policy.

Injury or illness

Abdomen - Right- Puncture

Object or substance involved

contaminated needle

Summary line

Stuck with contaminated needle- contaminated 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.