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OSHA Injury Report: St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon in Buckhannon, WV 26201 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lead respiratory therapist in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon
Parent company
WVU Medicine
Street
1 Amalia Dr.
City
Buckhannon
State
WV
ZIP
26201
On-site location
emergency department exam room
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Assisting a patient gather their belongings.

Patient had open insulin syringe in his bag. Employee was unaware. When she picked up the patient 's bag she was stuck with the insulin needle.

needlestick

insulin needle

insulin needle poked ring finger right palmar

Job description
lead respiratory therapist
SOC code
29-1126 — Respiratory Therapists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
451
Total hours worked
877366
Establishment ID
923111
Employer case #
2023-136
Date of incident
Time of incident
16:00:00.000
Submitted
12JAN24:13:48:00

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.