Wichita Falls, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: United Regional Health Care System
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at United Regional Health Care System in 1600 11th Street, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- United Regional Health Care System
- Parent company
- United Regional Health Care Systems
- Street
- 1600 11th Street
- City
- Wichita Falls
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76301
- On-site location
- 8 Center
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
Administering medication
What happened
I was giving the patient a Heparin injection with an [REDACTED] 5 8th needle. After administering the injection to the patient I closed the cap to the needle I assume it didn 't close fully and the needle pricked me as I was bringing it to the sharps container.
Injury or illness
Left hand digit needle stick -Positive Exposure
Object or substance involved
Needle
Summary line
Left hand digit needle stick -Positive Exposure
Employee and industry
- Job description
- NURSE
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 2,057
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 3,683,389
- EIN
- 751912147
- Establishment ID
- 904374
- Employer case #
- 67
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 20:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-18
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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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