LAS VEGAS, NV —
OSHA Injury Report: 335 VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM LLC-DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 335 VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM LLC-DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL in LAS VEGAS, NV 89119 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN III VHS in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- 335 VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM LLC-DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL
- Parent company
- Universal Health Services, Inc VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM LLC-DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL
- Street
- 2075 E FLAMINGO RD
- City
- LAS VEGAS
- State
- NV
- ZIP
- 89119
- On-site location
- ER
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
MEDICATING PATIENT
What happened
EE advised she was medicating a patient with an IM needle. Pulled the needle out of the patient and went to go put it away and when inserting into the casing the needle punctured the left thumb. EE sustained a puncture to left thumb
Injury or illness
Puncture Left Thumb Needle stick NEEDLE
Object or substance involved
NEEDLE
Summary line
EE advised she was medicating a patient with an IM needle. Pulled the needle out of the patient and went to go put it away and when inserting into the casing the needle punctured the left thumb. EE sustained a puncture to left thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN III VHS
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 31
- Total hours worked
- 89441
- EIN
- 232937646
- Establishment ID
- 1128241
- Employer case #
- 75620
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:02:00.000
- Submitted
- 15FEB24:16:28:00
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.