Bay Shore, NY ·
OSHA Injury Report: South Shore University Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at South Shore University Hospital in 301 East Main Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN SO.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- South Shore University Hospital
- Parent company
- NORTHWELL
- Street
- 301 East Main Street
- City
- Bay Shore
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11706
- On-site location
- SS ICU
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
patient difficult stick and did not want to be poked again. When drawing labs blue vacutainer lost suction. switched to a 10 cc syringe to pull blood back. no 18 gauge needles available on the floor. so got the next biggest a 20G.
What happened
got a 20G needle to transfer blood from 10cc syringe to mint top. when transferring blood into mint top 20G needle bent and poked nurse left thumb.
Injury or illness
Blood Bodily Fluid - Needlestick or Sharp - Contaminated (contaminated with blood or bodily fluids)
Object or substance involved
20 G needle
Summary line
When transferring blood into mint top 20G needle bent and poked nurse left thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN SO
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 3,494
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 5,250,775
- EIN
- 111667761
- Establishment ID
- 1134726
- Employer case #
- RM2025016
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 09:30
- Time of incident
- 09:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-25
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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