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 Ellensburg, WA 98926 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kittitas Valley Community Hospital (DBA Kittitas Valley Healthcare)
- Street
- 603 S. Chestnut St
- City
- Ellensburg
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98926
- On-site location
- patient room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
I attempted to place IV in patient but was unsuccessful. I drew back the needle and locked it. When I went to gather the used supplies to put them in sharps I felt a poke in my left thumb. I noticed blood through my glove and a puncture mark.
What happened
I attempted to place IV in patient but was unsuccessful. I drew back the needle and locked it. When I went to gather the used supplies to put them in sharps I felt a poke in my left thumb. I noticed blood through my glove and a puncture mark.
Injury or illness
Puncture
Object or substance involved
CUT - Cut Puncture Scrape NOC
Summary line
I attempted to place IV in patient but was unsuccessful. I drew back the needle and locked it. When I went to gather the used supplies to put them in sharps I felt a poke in my left thumb. I noticed blood through my glove and a puncture mark.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 419
- Total hours worked
- 693088
- EIN
- 910757683
- Establishment ID
- 435489
- Employer case #
- SX33900
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 05MAR26:15:47:00
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.