Hazard, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Hazard Regional Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Hazard Regional Medical Center in Hazard, KY 41701 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Lab Scientist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Hazard Regional Medical Center
- Parent company
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare
- Street
- 100 Medical Center Drive
- City
- Hazard
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 41701
- On-site location
- Laboratory
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
attempting to draw blood sample from a patient
What happened
attempting to draw blood sample saw blood return and blood flowing to tube. Tub malfunctioned and began leaking removed needle and slide safety guard to cover needle. Cleaned up leaked blood and grabbed needle without knowing the needle cover malfunctioned resulting in a needle stick to right thumb.
Injury or illness
Needle stick to right thumnb
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
Needlestick to right thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Medical Lab Scientist
- SOC code
- 19-1042 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 890
- Total hours worked
- 1565279
- Establishment ID
- 965065
- Employer case #
- W00455360
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 7:55
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 19FEB26:14:32:00
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.