Meridian, MS —
OSHA Injury Report: Ochsner Rush Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Ochsner Rush Medical Center in Meridian, MS 39301 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was certified Nursing Assistant in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ochsner Rush Medical Center
- Parent company
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- Street
- 1314 19th Avenue
- City
- Meridian
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39301
- On-site location
- 1322182 Telemetry-6th Floor RFHH NA09
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was preparing to put used suture needle into the sharps box when the needle penetrated through glove into left ring finger.
What happened
Employee was preparing to put used suture needle into the sharps box when the needle penetrated through glove into left ring finger.
Injury or illness
Employee was preparing to put used suture needle into the sharps box when the needle penetrated through glove into left ring finger.
Object or substance involved
Contaminated suture needle
Summary line
The patient stuck his leg out causing the worker to trip and fall.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- SOC code
- 31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 974
- Total hours worked
- 1535324
- Establishment ID
- 1466076
- Employer case #
- 2.08911E+
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:45
- Time of incident
- 8:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28FEB26:22:54:00
Source
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.