LAREDO, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: 062 LAREDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, L.P.-DOCTORS HOSPITAL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 062 LAREDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, L.P.-DOCTORS HOSPITAL in 10700 MCPHERSON RD, LAREDO, TX 78045 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was EVS tech in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Universal Health Services, Inc LAREDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, L.P.-DOCTORS HOSPITAL
- Street
- 10700 MCPHERSON RD
- City
- LAREDO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78045
- On-site location
- CATH LAB
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
REMOVING TRASH AND MEDICAL WASTE
What happened
EE was removing trash and medical waste and linen. EE was replacing a medical waste container when the needle puncture the bag and insert to EE right index finger the tip. A little over a quarter inch long.
Injury or illness
Lacerated Right Finger(s) Needle stick NEEDLE
Object or substance involved
NEEDLE
Summary line
EE was removing trash and medical waste and linen. EE was replacing a medical waste container when the needle puncture the bag and insert to EE right index finger the tip. A little over a quarter inch long.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- EVS TECH
- SOC code
- 37-2019: Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 802
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 2,571,525
- EIN
- 233001904
- Establishment ID
- 1128194
- Employer case #
- 76434
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 09:00
- Time of incident
- 15:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-15
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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