Hiram, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Wellstar Paulding Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Wellstar Paulding Hospital in 2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway, Hiram, GA 30141 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN MedSurg II NF DH PH in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Wellstar Paulding Hospital
- Parent company
- WellStar Health System, Inc.
- Street
- 2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway
- City
- Hiram
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30141
- On-site location
- Medical Unit-PH
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
See description
What happened
After giving patient insulin I went to place insulin needle into sharps container with safety mechanism in place. I did not realize the container was full. The needle then bounced out of sharps container and poked my finger. Immediately washed hands and notified charge nurse and post exposure protocol in place.
Injury or illness
Fall
Object or substance involved
Insulin needle
Summary line
Needlestick or Sharp Injury
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN MedSurg II NF DH PH
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,641
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,521,889
- EIN
- 581649541
- Establishment ID
- 167639
- Employer case #
- 554130
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:53
- Time of incident
- 08:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-03
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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