Norfolk, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: Childrens Hospital of The Kings Dau
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Childrens Hospital of The Kings Dau in Norfolk, VA 23507 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Tech Specialty.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Childrens Hospital of The Kings Dau
- Parent company
- Children's Hospital, Norfolk VA
- Street
- 601 Children's Lane
- City
- Norfolk
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23507
- On-site location
- MH 3rd flr OR 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Loading surgical needle for closing during surgery.
What happened
EE reports during an attempt to load a clean surgical needle the needle ejected and penetrated her left middle finger through the top bloody glove and the blue under gloves.
Injury or illness
Needlestick to left middle finger
Object or substance involved
Ethicon suture needle
Summary line
EE stuck with clean suture needle while attempting to load.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Tech Specialty
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 2632
- Total hours worked
- 4263813
- EIN
- 540506321
- Establishment ID
- 1120519
- Employer case #
- 2025-0079
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:22
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03FEB26:19:07:00
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.