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OSHA Injury Report: Ochsner Health Center - West Bank

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Ochsner Health Center - West Bank in Gretna, LA 70056 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician Assistant in offices of Physicians.

Establishment
Ochsner Health Center - West Bank
Parent company
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Street
120 Ochsner Blvd
City
Gretna
State
LA
ZIP
70056
On-site location
West Bank Surgery OR 4
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Worker was placing suture around chole tube when a suture needle stuck her to her left thumb.

Worker was placing suture around chole tube when a suture needle stuck her to her left thumb.

Worker was placing suture around chole tube when a suture needle stuck her to her left thumb.

Suture needle stick to left thumb

The worker was assiting with flipping the patient during surgery when she was stuck in the right thumb with EMG needles.

Job description
Physician Assistant
SOC code
29-1071 — Physician Assistants
NAICS code
621111 — Offices of Physicians
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
217
Total hours worked
363560
Establishment ID
1466066
Employer case #
2.00479E+
Date of incident
Shift started
7:15
Time of incident
8:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28FEB26:22:54:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.