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 phlebotomist 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
- ED 28
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was performing a venipuncture using a butterfly needle
What happened
While performing a venipuncture with a butterfly needle the needle unexpectedly dislodged from the patient s vein and contacted the employee s right index finger resulting in a needlestick injury The exact cause of the dislodgement is unclear and may have involved movement by either the employee or the patient The employee immediately washed hands following the incident
Injury or illness
UPPER EXTREMITIES FINGER S CUT PUNCTURE Injury
Object or substance involved
Used butterfly needle during venipuncture contaminated sharp instrument
Summary line
While performing venipuncture with butterfly needle needle unexpectedly dislodged from patient vein and contacted employee right index finger The exact cause of the dislodgement is unclear and may have involved movement Employee immediately washed hands
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PHLEBOTOMIST
- SOC code
- 31-9097: Phlebotomists
- 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 #
- E4K0092
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:58
- Time of incident
- 11:45
- 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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