MERIDEN, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER in 435 LEWIS AVE, MERIDEN, CT 6451 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomist in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
- Parent company
- HARTFORD HEALTH CARE CORP
- Street
- 435 LEWIS AVE
- City
- MERIDEN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 6451
- On-site location
- PATIENT ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was performing a blood draw and explaining next steps to the patient while removing the tourniquet
What happened
While removing the tourniquet after venipuncture and providing instructions to the patient the patient moved his hand causing the needle to dislodge and puncture the employee s middle finger through the glove The employee noted bleeding after removing PPE immediately washed hands and reported the incident to a supervisor
Injury or illness
UPPER EXTREMITIES HAND CUT PUNCTURE Injury
Object or substance involved
Used phlebotomy needle during venipuncture contaminated sharp patient movement contributed
Summary line
Removing tourniquet after venipuncture the patient moved hand causing needle to dislodge and puncture employee middle finger through the glove Employee noted bleeding after removing PPE immediately washed hands and reported the incident to a supervisor
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PHLEBOTOMIST
- SOC code
- 31-9097: Phlebotomists
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,649
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,505,865
- EIN
- 060646715
- Establishment ID
- 1192853
- Employer case #
- E4U4016
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:21
- Time of incident
- 10:45
- 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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