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OSHA Injury Report: Kittitas Valley Community Hospital (DBA Kittitas Valley Healthcare)

Injury · Other recordable case

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.

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
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

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.

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.

Puncture

CUT - Cut Puncture Scrape NOC

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.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05MAR26:15:47:00

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.