TORRINGTON, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL in 540 LITCHFIELD ST, TORRINGTON, CT 6790 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was acute resident RN in hospitals - General Medical & Surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL
- Parent company
- HARTFORD HEALTH CARE CORP
- Street
- 540 LITCHFIELD ST
- City
- TORRINGTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 6790
- On-site location
- ROOM 415
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was administering a [REDACTED] injection to a confused combative patient
What happened
While administering a [REDACTED] injection to a confused and combative patient the patient moved her arm after the needle was inserted The movement caused the needle to dislodge from the patient s arm and puncture the employee s left index finger
Injury or illness
UPPER EXTREMITIES FINGER S CUT PUNCTURE Injury
Object or substance involved
Used hypodermic needle during medication administration contaminated sharp instrument patient movement contributed
Summary line
While administering a [REDACTED] injection to a confused and combative patient the patient moved her arm after the needle was inserted The movement caused the needle to dislodge from the patient s arm and puncture the employee s left index finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- ACUTE RESIDENT RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals - General Medical & Surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 924
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,634,888
- EIN
- 060646678
- Establishment ID
- 1193521
- Employer case #
- FVQ6761
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 09:55
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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