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OSHA Injury Report: South Austin Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at South Austin Medical Center in Austin, TX 78704 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technologist OB Cert in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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
Obstetrics incl. L D, Postpartum
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Counting surgical instruments

I was counting the instruments and the doctor put the needle holder with the needle on mayo stand. The needle was not protected so when I was trying to arrange the instruments my middle finger was punctured.

Contaminated Sharp Finger s middle finger

needle

I was counting the instruments and the doctor put the needle holder with the needle on mayo stand. The needle was not protected so when I was trying to arrange the instruments my middle finger was punctured.

Job description
Surgical Technologist OB Cert
SOC code
29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1975
Total hours worked
2955615
Establishment ID
1033544
Employer case #
V34320-17
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
04FEB26:16:25:00

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.