Austin, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: South Austin Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at South Austin Medical Center in 901 W Ben Whit Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was resident II RN Progressive in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- South Austin Medical Center
- Parent company
- South Austin Medical Center
- Street
- 901 W Ben Whit Blvd
- City
- Austin
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78704
- On-site location
- Step Down Unit PCU, TCU
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Administering lovenox.
What happened
While trying to administer a lovenox shot to the patient the patient jerked their body away after the needle had already been inserted into their abdomen. The needle had then come out of their abdomen and had stuck the left side of my thumb on my left hand.
Injury or illness
Contaminated Sharp FingerThumb - Left 2nd Joint
Object or substance involved
Contaminated lovenox needle.
Summary line
While trying to administer a lovenox shot to the patient the patient jerked their body away after the needle had already been inserted into their abdomen. The needle had then come out of their abdomen and had stuck the left side of my thumb on my left ha
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Resident II RN Progressive
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,975
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,955,615
- Establishment ID
- 1033544
- Employer case #
- V34320-16
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 21:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-04
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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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