Ellensburg, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kittitas Valley Community Hospital (DBA Kittitas Valley Healthcare)
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital (DBA Kittitas Valley Healthcare) in 603 S. Chestnut St, Ellensburg, WA 98926 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sterile Prcoessing Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Street
- 603 S. Chestnut St
- City
- Ellensburg
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98926
- On-site location
- Main Decontamination Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Went into decontam to wash the 2nd cataract case. When removing instruments from soiled basin to the soaking basin there was a needle in with the other instruments and when I reached in to grab the instruments in stuck me on the palm side of my right ring finger. I immediately pulled the needle out and took off both sets of gloves and saw that it had punctured my skin. I washed my hands thoroughly with soap and water and went out to the OR desk to talk with the OR charge nurse about my next steps.
What happened
Went into decontam to wash the 2nd cataract case. When removing instruments from soiled basin to the soaking basin there was a needle in with the other instruments and when I reached in to grab the instruments in stuck me on the palm side of my right ring finger. I immediately pulled the needle out and took off both sets of gloves and saw that it had punctured my skin. I washed my hands thoroughly with soap and water and went out to the OR desk to talk with the OR charge nurse about my next steps.
Injury or illness
Puncture
Object or substance involved
CUT - Cut Puncture Scrape NOC
Summary line
Went into decontam to wash the 2nd cataract case. When removing instruments from soiled basin to the soaking basin there was a needle in with the other instruments and when I reached in to grab the instruments in stuck me on the palm side of my right ring
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sterile Prcoessing Technician
- SOC code
- 31-9093: Medical Equipment Preparers
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 419
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 693,088
- EIN
- 910757683
- Establishment ID
- 435489
- Employer case #
- SX33875
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-05
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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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