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OSHA Injury Report: Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY 11040 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician Asst LIJ.

Establishment
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Parent company
NORTHWELL
Street
270-05 76th Ave
City
New Hyde Park
State
NY
ZIP
11040
On-site location
LIJ 2nd Floor
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Patient brought down for PICC placement. Lidocaine was administered for local anesthetic. Access to vein was obtained and PICC was measured at appropriate length. Next was to make small nick on pt for vascular sheath placement

While grabbing scalpel my gown caught part of the syringe that was in the sharps box. As I moved I felt a scratch on my right forearm. I lifted my arm up and saw the lidocaine syringe fall. I finished procedure and immediately cleaned area with CHG 4.

Blood Bodily Fluid - Needlestick or Sharp - Contaminated (contaminated with blood or bodily fluids)

Dirty Needle from lidocaine syringe

While grabbing scalpel my gown caught part of the syringe that was in the sharps box As I moved I felt a scratch on my right forearm

Job description
Physician Asst LIJ
SOC code
29-1071 — Physician Assistants
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
6630
Total hours worked
9962496
EIN
112241326
Establishment ID
394320
Employer case #
RM2025017
Date of incident
Shift started
10:00
Time of incident
19:08
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:17:06:00

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.