AIKEN, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: 159 AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERS, LLC-AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 159 AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERS, LLC-AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER in 302 UNIVERSITY PKWY, AIKEN, SC 29801 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was LAB assistant in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Universal Health Services, Inc AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERS, LLC-AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Street
- 302 UNIVERSITY PKWY
- City
- AIKEN
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29801
- On-site location
- INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
EE WAS DRAWING BLOOD
What happened
EE was drawing blood on a patient (who possible had covid) finishing drawing blood with butterfly needle. EE was engaging the safety and needle struck EE right thumb.
Injury or illness
Puncture Right Thumb Needle stick BUTTERFLY NEEDLE
Object or substance involved
BUTTERFLY NEEDLE
Summary line
EE was drawing blood on a patient (who possible had covid) finishing drawing blood with butterfly needle. EE was engaging the safety and needle struck EE right thumb.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- LAB ASSISTANT
- SOC code
- 29-2012: Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 989
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 2,571,223
- EIN
- 232791808
- Establishment ID
- 1128202
- Employer case #
- 80964
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 17:00
- 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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