ATLANTA, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: 254 UHS OF LAUREL HEIGHTS, L.P.-LAUREL HEIGHTS HOSPITAL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 254 UHS OF LAUREL HEIGHTS, L.P.-LAUREL HEIGHTS HOSPITAL in 934 BRIARCLIFF RD NE, ATLANTA, GA 30306 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Universal Health Services, Inc UHS OF LAUREL HEIGHTS, L.P.-LAUREL HEIGHTS HOSPITAL
- Street
- 934 BRIARCLIFF RD NE
- City
- ATLANTA
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30306
- On-site location
- CLINIC
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
GIVING A PATIENT AN INJECTION
What happened
Employee reports after giving a patient an injection he stuck himself with the used needle on his right thumb. Deep enough to draw a drop of blood. Nurse Recommendation: See HCP within 4 Hours.
Injury or illness
Puncture Right Thumb Needle stick INJECTION NEEDLE
Object or substance involved
INJECTION NEEDLE
Summary line
Employee reports after giving a patient an injection he stuck himself with the used needle on his right thumb. Deep enough to draw a drop of blood. Nurse Recommendation: See HCP within 4 Hours.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622210: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 238
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 677,302
- EIN
- 233045288
- Establishment ID
- 1128213
- Employer case #
- 79146
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:30
- Time of incident
- 17:30
- 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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