Buckhannon, WV —
OSHA Injury Report: St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assisting a patient gather their belongings.
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
needlestick
Object or substance involved
insulin needle
Summary line
insulin needle poked ring finger right palmar
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 16:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 12JAN24:13:48:00
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.