OSHA Injury Report: Virginia Hospital Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

cleaning blade

What happened

RN was scrubbed in an amputation. The amputation knife had just been used and RN placed it into water bucket to clean it. The knife was much longer than the bucket so RN went to scoop up water out of the bucket with her hand to drip over the bloody knife to clean it and accidentally bumped finger on edge of blade. Blade was extremely sharp and instantly cut through both layers of gloves and into finger. Another employee immediately scrubbed RN out. RN advised relief that knife and water bucket was contaminated and not to use it on pt. RN removed gloves and milked blood from wound while pouring alcohol over wound. RN then flushed wound with water at sink while milking out blood. RN applied pressure to wound and went to get blood drawn at outpt lab. Whenever pressure is removed however wound begins to bleed again. RN still holding pressure at this time.

Injury or illness

Sharp Injury Finger 3rd Left

Object or substance involved

OR Blade

Summary line

Sharp Injury Finger 3rd Left

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.