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OSHA Injury Report: UofL Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at UofL Hospital in Louisville, KY 40202 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lAB ASSISTANT II in hospital.

Establishment
UofL Hospital
Street
530 S. Jackson Street
City
Louisville
State
KY
ZIP
40202
On-site location
Lab
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

inoculating specimen

Was pulling blood from a positive blood culture when I lost grip of needle and container. Needle came out of tube and stuck me in the palm of hand between pointer and middle finger. Cause Code: Inattention to Activity Performed

Needle Stick Exposure Body Fluid Hand (Not fingers) Left - needle came out of tube and I was stuck

Needle

[REDACTED] Stick Exposure Body Fluid Hand (Not fingers) Left

Job description
LAB ASSISTANT II
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospital
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3312
Total hours worked
5035060
EIN
611293786
Establishment ID
1113046
Employer case #
UNV-2023-0
Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
17:35:00.000
Submitted
15FEB24:17:42:00

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.