RENO, NV —
OSHA Injury Report: SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (SMMC)
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (SMMC) in RENO, NV 89503 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was eD TECH in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (SMMC)
- Parent company
- PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICE INC
- Street
- 235 W. 6TH ST.
- City
- RENO
- State
- NV
- ZIP
- 89503
- On-site location
- EMERGENCY ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
cleaning a patient room
What happened
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A PATIENT ROOM WHEN SHE PICKED UP A HANDFUL OF TRASH FROM A TRAY AND A NEEDLE THAT WAS LEFT OUT POKED THE EMPLOYEE AND PUNCTURED THE SKIN OF THE RIGHT THUMB.
Injury or illness
BLOOD AND BODY FLUID EXPOSURE
Object or substance involved
NEEDLE
Summary line
PUNCTURE RIGHT THUMB NEEDLE LEFT WITH THE TRASH THAT EMPLOYEE PICKED UP
Employee and industry
- Job description
- ED TECH
- SOC code
- 29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1180
- Total hours worked
- 1381805
- EIN
- 454989022
- Establishment ID
- 321186
- Employer case #
- 139774
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:39
- Time of incident
- 6:25
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 20FEB26:21:15:00
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.