Blacksburg, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg, VA 24060 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lab Phlebotomist.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
- Parent company
- HCA
- Street
- 3700 South Main street
- City
- Blacksburg
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24060
- On-site location
- Medical Surgical Unit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
drawing blood for labs from patient
What happened
When drawing the patient blood I used a 25 gauge and a syringe the needle came out of the patients had so I dropped the syringe so that I could put gauze and pressure on the patient puncture site. Once done I went to pick up the needle up and stuck the palm of my hand before locking the safety on the needle.
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture Hand
Object or substance involved
needle stick and blood borne pathogen exposure
Summary line
contaminated needlestick
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lab Phlebotomist
- SOC code
- 31-9097 — Phlebotomists
- NAICS code
- 622110
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 411
- Total hours worked
- 857629
- Establishment ID
- 1255436
- Employer case #
- V34610-36
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:30
- Time of incident
- 3:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 09FEB26:16:53:00
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.