BRIDGEPORT, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: ST VINCENTS MEDICAL CENTER - BRIDGEPORT
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at ST VINCENTS MEDICAL CENTER - BRIDGEPORT in 2800 MAIN STREET, BRIDGEPORT, CT 66065363 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered nurse ACU in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- ST VINCENTS MEDICAL CENTER - BRIDGEPORT
- Parent company
- HARTFORD HEALTH CARE CORP
- Street
- 2800 MAIN STREET
- City
- BRIDGEPORT
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 66065363
- On-site location
- ROOM 716
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee RN was administering a Heparin injection to a patient s abdomen
What happened
After administering a Heparin injection and removing the needle the used needle contacted and punctured the employee s left thumb The glove was removed immediately and the employee washed hands with soap and water and cleansed the site with alcohol wipes
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 Heparin injection and removing needle the used needle contacted and punctured the employee left thumb Glove was removed immediately and the employee washed hands with soap and water and cleansed the site with alcohol wipes
Employee and industry
- Job description
- REGISTERED NURSE ACU
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 2,252
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 3,246,936
- EIN
- 832550272
- Establishment ID
- 1149912
- Employer case #
- FPX3030
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:53
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-01
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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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