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OSHA Injury Report: Samaritan Hospital (DBA Samaritan Healthcare)

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Samaritan Hospital (DBA Samaritan Healthcare) in Moses Lake, WA 98837 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was scrub tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Samaritan Hospital (DBA Samaritan Healthcare)
Street
801 E Wheeler Rd
City
Moses Lake
State
WA
ZIP
98837
On-site location
OR
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

I was pulling a fresh needle from a multi pack using a curved needle driver. The suture was slightly stuck so as I pulled it let loose and poked me in the left pointer finger.

I was pulling a fresh needle from a multi pack using a curved needle driver. The suture was slightly stuck so as I pulled it let loose and poked me in the left pointer finger.

Puncture

CUT - Cut Puncture Scrape NOC

I was pulling a fresh needle from a multi pack using a curved needle driver. The suture was slightly stuck so as I pulled it let loose and poked me in the left pointer finger.

Job description
scrub tech
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
542
Total hours worked
873546
EIN
916001698
Establishment ID
435506
Employer case #
SX07282
Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
10:00
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.