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OSHA Injury Report: Holy Cross Germantown Hospital-HCH-MD

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital-HCH-MD in Germantown, MD 20876 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Staff Physician Resident in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital-HCH-MD
Parent company
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital-HCH-MD
Street
19801 Observation Drive
City
Germantown
State
MD
ZIP
20876
On-site location
Surgical Services Operating Room
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

assisting in the OR (retracting tissue)

EE assisting in the OR when surgeon held the needle in needle driver unprotected and needle stuck EE 's left middle finger resulting in a needle stick injury.

Puncture Including Human Animal Insect Bite Sting Needlesticks

Contaminated Needle Stick or Other Contaminated Sharps

I was first assisting in the OR when my surgeon held the needle in her needle driver unprotected and both of our hands collided and the needle stuck my left middle finger No hazardous chemicals were involved needle in contact with pt s blood

Job description
Medical Staff Physician Resident
SOC code
29-1229 — Physicians, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
872
Total hours worked
1187192
EIN
520738041
Establishment ID
191262
Employer case #
6447W2519
Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:16:18:00

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.