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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 rN Head Nurse 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)

Another nurse had accessed the patient 's port and felt like the needle was secure in the septum but she could not get blood return. She had me assess the port and needle. It seemed the huber was up against the septum of the port. I was planning to withdraw the needle slightly so I could pull away from the septum without removing the needle from the patient and having to stick her again. I grasped the port with my left hand and the huber needle with my right hand. The chair was not locked and moved as I was pulling the needle up. This caused me to pull the needle up too far and out of the patient 's skin. The needle punctured through the glove and scraped scratched my skin.

I grasped the port with my left hand and the huber needle with my right hand. The chair was not locked and moved as I was pulling the needle up. This caused me to pull the needle up too far and out of the patient 's skin. The needle punctured through the glove and scraped scratched my skin. Another nurse had accessed the patient 's port and felt like the needle was secure in the septum but she could not get blood return. She had me assess the port and needle. It seemed the huber was up against the septum of the port. I was planning to withdraw the needle slightly so I could pull away from the septum without removing the needle from the patient and having to stick her again. I grasped the port with my left hand and the huber needle with my right hand. The chair was not locked and moved as I was pulling the needle up. This caused me to pull the needle up too far and out of the patient 's skin. The needle punctured through the glove and scraped scratched my skin.

During the procedure the resident physician was stuck with dirty needle.

Infusion ChairNeedle

Scratch on left thumb from dirty huber needle.

Job description
RN Head Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
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 #
25
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.