OSHA Injury Report: Health One Buffalo Buffalo Hospital

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Mercy General Radiology CW Physician reports on [REDACTED] was working at [REDACTED] Hospital in the Radiology Department. The employee reports at [REDACTED] was in ultrasound room 1 completing a biopsy on a patient. The employee reports the tumor being biopsied was very hard. The employee clicked the punch biopsy and it bounced back and stuck the employee in the left thumb.

What happened

Mercy General Radiology CW Physician reports on [REDACTED] was working at [REDACTED] Hospital in the Radiology Department. The employee reports at [REDACTED] was in ultrasound room 1 completing a biopsy on a patient. The employee reports the tumor being biopsied was very hard. The employee clicked the punch biopsy and it bounced back and stuck the employee in the left thumb.

Injury or illness

Blood Body Fluid Exposure Thumb Left

Object or substance involved

Clicked Punch Biospy For Tumor Specimen Bounced Back Stuck Lft Thumb

Summary line

Blood Body Fluid Exposure Thumb Left

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.