OSHA Injury Report: NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Before the incident I was checking the patient 's blood sugar and administering other medications. Patient was also asking questions about medications so I was educating and answering any questions.

What happened

While giving evening medications and checking blood sugars one of my patients needed insulin. After giving insulin via insulin pen I was educating patient on one of the medications and answering questions. I thought I had discarded the needle into the sharps and proceeded to doff my gloves when I realized that the needle was still in my hand resulting in a needle stick to my left ring finger. I immediately removed the needle from my hand placed it into the sharps container removed my gloves to see it had punctured the skin and was bleeding and thoroughly washed my hands. I then notified my preceptor [REDACTED] and we notified the charge nurse and house supervisor.

Injury or illness

Upon disposal of insulin needle I was stuck in the left ring finger.

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Upon disposal of insulin needle I was stuck in the left ring finger.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.