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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 lPN 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
exam room
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Giving IM injection to patient

while trying to safety the needle the syringe and needle slid out of my hand and struck me in the right thigh

needlestick

needle

needlestick thigh right anterior

Job description
LPN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
451
Total hours worked
877366
Establishment ID
923111
Employer case #
2023-2568
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:40:00.000
Submitted
12JAN24:15:54:00

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.