Gaffney, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Cherokee Medical Center AHM
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Cherokee Medical Center AHM in 1530 N. Limestone St., Gaffney, SC 29340 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technician i e CST RST in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Cherokee Medical Center AHM
- Parent company
- Apella Health
- Street
- 1530 N. Limestone St.
- City
- Gaffney
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29340
- On-site location
- Operating Room-Main
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
(Electronic SREO) dr laid down suture needle on field and it stuck me as soon as she laid it down and said needle down Activity Before Incident: retracting and holding suture strand
What happened
(Electronic SREO) [REDACTED] laid down suture needle on field and it stuck me as soon as she laid it down and said needle down
Injury or illness
Puncture: Non-Exposure; Hand (Right); --Needlestick & Sharp Object Injury - Exposure
Object or substance involved
Needlestick & Sharp Object Injury - Exposure
Summary line
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] (Electronic SREO) [REDACTED] laid down suture needle on field and it stuck me as soon as she laid it down and said needle down Activity Before Incident: retracting and holding suture strand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Technician i e CST RST
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 308
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 495,239
- Establishment ID
- 1089110
- Employer case #
- EV20232866
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 12:15
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-07
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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