Saint Paul, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: United Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at United Hospital in 333 N Smith Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55102 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical First Assist.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- United Hospital
- Parent company
- Allina Health
- Street
- 333 N Smith Ave
- City
- Saint Paul
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55102
- On-site location
- UTD MHI OR Room 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
United Hospital MHI first surgical assistant in OR room 1 was pushing sternal wire with attached needle through bone to bring patient sternum together. Afterward while snapping the needle off the wire the needle slipped out of the driver and poked EE LT hand causing it to bleed.
What happened
United Hospital MHI first surgical assistant in OR room 1 was pushing sternal wire with attached needle through bone to bring patient sternum together. Afterward while snapping the needle off the wire the needle slipped out of the driver and poked EE LT hand causing it to bleed.
Injury or illness
Blood Body Fluid Exposure Hand Left
Object or substance involved
EE BBF Needlestick LT Hand While Removing Needle From Sternal Wire In OR
Summary line
Blood Body Fluid Exposure Hand Left
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical First Assist
- SOC code
- 29-9093: Surgical Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 3,422
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 5,191,262
- EIN
- 363261413
- Establishment ID
- 1027923
- Employer case #
- 66040-202
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-06
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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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