Houston, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: HCA HOUSTON MED CTR
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at HCA HOUSTON MED CTR in Houston, TX 77004 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Care Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HCA HOUSTON MED CTR
- Parent company
- HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center
- Street
- 1313 Hermann Drive
- City
- Houston
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77004
- On-site location
- Emergency Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
finishing labs on patient. changing vacutainers and poke left thumb
What happened
PCT has just finished drawing blood from patient using a butterfly PCT tech grabbed end of butterfly tip where blood collection tubes are inserted accidentally pricked his thumb on end.
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture FingerThumb - Left 1st Joint
Object or substance involved
end of needle on butterfly needle
Summary line
PCT has just finished drawing blood from patient using a butterfly PCT tech grabbed end of butterfly tip where blood collection tubes are inserted accidentally pricked his thumb on end.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Care Technician
- SOC code
- 31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 832
- Total hours worked
- 1410057
- Establishment ID
- 1362850
- Employer case #
- V26925-87
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 3:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 06FEB26:16:54:00
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.