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OSHA Injury Report: WhidbeyHealth Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at WhidbeyHealth Medical Center in Coupeville, WA 98239 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomy Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
WhidbeyHealth Medical Center
Street
101 N Main St
City
Coupeville
State
WA
ZIP
98239
On-site location
lab
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

When performing venipuncture on a patient the patient moved her arm causing the needle to slip out. While moving quickly to control the bleeding I lost track of the needle and it pierced the heel of my palm.

When performing venipuncture on a patient the patient moved her arm causing the needle to slip out. While moving quickly to control the bleeding I lost track of the needle and it pierced the heel of my palm.

Puncture

CUT - Cut Puncture Scrape NOC

When performing venipuncture on a patient the patient moved her arm causing the needle to slip out. While moving quickly to control the bleeding I lost track of the needle and it pierced the heel of my palm.

Job description
Phlebotomy Technician
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
583
Total hours worked
1000906
EIN
910843135
Establishment ID
435518
Employer case #
SX07239
Date of incident
Shift started
11:21
Time of incident
13:20
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.