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OSHA Injury Report: Winchester Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA 22601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Winchester Medical Center
Parent company
Valley Health System
Street
1840 Amherst Street
City
Winchester
State
VA
ZIP
22601
On-site location
Valley Health Family Practice Rutherford Crossing
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Medical Assistant duties

I WAS GIVING THE PATIENT 2 VACCINES. WENT TO GIVE THE LAST ONE IN THE RIGHT ARM. AFTER TAKING THE NEEDLE OUT OF HER RIGHT ARM AND PUT THE SHIELD UP SHE MOVED AND THE NEEDLE HIT AGAINST MY RIGHT THUMB. I DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING. JUST NOTICE AFTER SHE LEFT AND I WENT TO TAKE OFF MY GLOVES THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY GLOVES AND A SPOT OF BLOOD.

upper extremity puncture to thumb

puncture by hand tool utensil not powered

needle stick

Job description
Medical Assistant
SOC code
31-9092 — Medical Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2982
Total hours worked
5631531
EIN
540505979
Establishment ID
453243
Employer case #
12192025-
Date of incident
Shift started
8:15
Time of incident
11:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
15FEB26:19:18:00

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.