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OSHA Injury Report: HCA HOUSTON MED CTR

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at HCA HOUSTON MED CTR in Houston, TX 77004 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was oR Scrub Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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
Operating Suite Invasive, Inpt.,Outpt.
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

assisting with procedure

SURGEON ASKING FOR TOO MANY THINGS AT ONCE MY VET NURSE TOOK A LUNCH AND A NURSE THAT JUST CAME BACK FROM MATERNITY LEAVE SHE ISNT FAMILIAR WITH HIS THINGS. ASSIST PUT UNPROTECTED NEEDLE ON MY BACK TABLE FACING UP INSTEAD OF PUTTING NEEDLE FACING DOWN. TOWELS AND INSTUMENTS WERE ALSO ALL ON TOP SO NEEDLE WAS NOT VISIBLE. WHEN I WENT TO CLEAN UP MY BACK TABLE WHEN I REMOVED TOWELS AND SOME INSTRUMENTS I GOT PRICKED ON MY RIGHT [REDACTED].

Contaminated Sharp Hand - Right palm of right hand

suture needle

ASSIST PUT UNPROTECTED NEEDLE ON MY BACK TABLE FACING UP INSTEAD OF PUTTING NEEDLE FACING DOWN. WHEN I WENT TO CLEAN UP MY BACK TABLE WHEN I REMOVED TOWELS AND SOME INSTRUMENTS I GOT PRICKED ON MY RIGHT PALM.

Job description
OR Scrub Technician
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
832
Total hours worked
1410057
Establishment ID
1362850
Employer case #
V26925-73
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
12:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06FEB26:17:13:00

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.