Washington, DC —
OSHA Injury Report: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC 20007 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician MMG in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
- Street
- 3800 Reservoir Rd NW
- City
- Washington
- State
- DC
- ZIP
- 20007
- On-site location
- OTHER-HOSPITAL
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Associate reports that by IV 20-gauge angio needle used with ultrasound due to difficult stick. Needle was left in field that was partially hidden by overlying gauze pads. Needle was left by resident working who was previously attempting to start IV on pt however unsuccessful. The associate was trying to clean the field and did not see the hidden IV needle and stuck itself on left hand on palmar aspect. Associate reports last hand and reported to ED for evaluation and workup.
What happened
Associate reports that by IV 20-gauge angio needle used with ultrasound due to difficult stick. Needle was left in field that was partially hidden by overlying gauze pads. Needle was left by resident working who was previously attempting to start IV on pt however unsuccessful. The associate was trying to clean the field and did not see the hidden IV needle and stuck itself on left hand on palmar aspect. Associate reports last hand and reported to ED for evaluation and workup.
Injury or illness
BBP - Percutaneous Contact Hand (Not fingers) Left
Object or substance involved
IV 20g Angio Catheter
Summary line
BBP - Percutaneous Contact Hand (Not fingers) Left
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Physician MMG
- SOC code
- 29-1229 — Physicians, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 5555
- Total hours worked
- 9896220
- Establishment ID
- 1148659
- Employer case #
- 2025-1609
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 16:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 19FEB26:18:52:00
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.