Newport News, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: 1001 Riverside Regional Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 1001 Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA 23601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was jOB Surgical Technologist Non Certified in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- 1001 Riverside Regional Medical Center
- Street
- 500J. Clyde Morris Blvd
- City
- Newport News
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23601
- On-site location
- Riverside Regional Medical Center
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- -9999
- Days restricted or transferred
- -9999
Before the incident
pulling out needle to get blood gases on placenta cord
What happened
We were in the OR for delivery of twins placenta was delivered and there is short window to get blood gases on placenta cord. I had pulled needle out to get blood gases on placenta cord and the needle popped back and punctured my glove and then my L thumb. The needle was clean but my glove was dirty needle punctured glove and then the skin on my L thumb.
Injury or illness
Finger 1st (Thumb) - Left: Puncture Wound
Object or substance involved
needle going through dirty glove and into my L thumb
Summary line
needlestick injury: needle going through dirty glove and into my L thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- JOB Surgical Technologist Non Certified
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 2778
- Total hours worked
- 3850052
- Establishment ID
- 1553816
- Employer case #
- Y4HC86617
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:53
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13MAR26:15:50:00
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.