OSHA Injury Report: Letcher Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

employee had just given insulin injection and was disposing of the needle into sharps container

What happened

while placing a used insulin needle into the sharps container the employee reached down to place the needle in the container and close the lid. As the lid closed another needle came down and stuck her left middle finger

Injury or illness

needle stick in left middle finger

Object or substance involved

sharps container malfunction

Summary line

when disposing of a insulin needle into a sharps container the employee went to close the container and stuck her left middle finger with another 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.