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OSHA Injury Report: Ochsner Rush Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Ochsner Rush Medical Center in Meridian, MS 39301 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomist Specimen Processor in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Establishment
Ochsner Rush Medical Center
Parent company
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Street
1314 19th Avenue
City
Meridian
State
MS
ZIP
39301
On-site location
1352193 Lab Clinical MFIC TS04
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

cleaning up used central line kit

cleaning up used central line kit

cleaning up used central line kit

contaminated scalpel blade

While performing venipuncture on child the child jumped and pulled back causing the worker to puncture the palm of left hand with contaminated needle.

Job description
Phlebotomist Specimen Processor
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
974
Total hours worked
1535324
Establishment ID
1466076
Employer case #
2.08965E+
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
10:35
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.