MCALLEN, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: 026 MCALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P.-MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 026 MCALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P.-MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER in MCALLEN, TX 78503 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurs in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- 026 MCALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P.-MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER
- Parent company
- Universal Health Services, Inc MCALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P.-MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER
- Street
- 301 WEST EXPRESSWAY 83
- City
- MCALLEN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78503
- On-site location
- MEDICAL SURGICAL FLOOR
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
ADMINISTERING INSULIN
What happened
EE was administering insulin to patient on left upper arm and when needle was taken out and when she went to put the safety cap on needle the way EE had hand positioned needle pricked left thumb right under nail.
Injury or illness
Puncture Left Thumb Needle stick INSULIN SYRINGE
Object or substance involved
INSULIN SYRINGE
Summary line
EE was administering insulin to patient on left upper arm and when needle was taken out and when she went to put the safety cap on needle the way EE had hand positioned needle pricked left thumb right under nail.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Nurs
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 1294
- Total hours worked
- 3919289
- EIN
- 233069260
- Establishment ID
- 1128170
- Employer case #
- 77695
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 20:45:00.000
- Submitted
- 15FEB24:16:25:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.