Rutherfordton, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Rutherford Regional Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Rutherford Regional Medical Center in Rutherfordton, NC 28139 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Rutherford Regional Medical Center
- Parent company
- Rutherford Regional Health System
- Street
- 288 S. Ridgecrest Ave.
- City
- Rutherfordton
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28139
- On-site location
- ED-Patient Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Helping clean up after a venipuncture
What happened
Stuck with a contaminated butterfly needle that was used for a venipuncture and was placed on the bedside table without activating the needle safety devoice.
Injury or illness
Puncture wound left middle finger
Object or substance involved
Contaminated butterfly needle
Summary line
Contaminated needlestick left middle finger Contaminated butterfly needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 393
- Total hours worked
- 671962
- EIN
- 464996175
- Establishment ID
- 60571
- Employer case #
- N104060
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:30
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 05FEB26:00:39:00
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.