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OSHA Injury Report: Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County in New Albany, MS 38652 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Care Technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County
Parent company
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Street
200 highway 30 West
City
New Albany
State
MS
ZIP
38652
On-site location
Baptist Cancer Center - New Albany
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Preparing the chemo sharps container to be changed out since it was full

She was reaching in chemo sharps container for Albuterol medication. As I was gesturing to ask the nurse if she found a foil wrapper (Albuterol medication) that she was looking for my finger hit the needle that was slightly poking out..

Rt. Index Finger Needlestick

Needle

Rt. Index Finger Needlestick

Job description
Patient Care Technician
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
529
Total hours worked
873353
EIN
630997281
Establishment ID
902089
Employer case #
10
Date of incident
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03FEB26:15:55:00

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.