Ely, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital in Ely, MN 55731 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital
- Parent company
- Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital
- Street
- 328 West Conan Street
- City
- Ely
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55731
- On-site location
- Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
Employee was assisting surgeon with local anesthesia administration during carpal tunnel surgery.
What happened
The employe scooped the cap onto the needle then used her hand to pull the cap on the needle syringe which caused the needle to poke through the side of the cap into the employee 's left middle finger.
Injury or illness
Needle stick with used needle potential exposure to bloodborne pathogen.
Object or substance involved
contaminated needle
Summary line
Employee stuck her left middle finger with a used needle while pulling cap onto the needle syringe after scooping up cap.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Technician
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 93
- Total hours worked
- 192712
- EIN
- 410808719
- Establishment ID
- 910128
- Employer case #
- 2023-2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 14:05:00.000
- Submitted
- 12FEB24:18:16:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.