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 registered nurse ACU 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 816
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was administering a subcutaneous Heparin injection and activating the needle safety device after administration
What happened
After administering a subcutaneous Heparin injection the employee attempted to activate the needle safety mechanism During activation the employee s finger slipped resulting in a puncture to the left thumb from the used needle
Injury or illness
UPPER EXTREMITIES THUMB CUT PUNCTURE Injury
Object or substance involved
Used hypodermic needle during medication administration contaminated sharp instrument
Summary line
After administering a subcutaneous Heparin injection the employee attempted to activate the needle safety mechanism During activation the employee s finger slipped resulting in a puncture to the left thumb from the used needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- REGISTERED NURSE ACU
- 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 #
- FPX8971
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:48
- Time of incident
- 06:30
- 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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