Dyersburg, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital in 400 East Tickle St, Dyersburg, TN 38024 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
- Parent company
- West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
- Street
- 400 East Tickle St
- City
- Dyersburg
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 38024
- On-site location
- Emergency Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Drawing blood on patient.
What happened
Placing used IV catheter into sharps box with j loop and flush attached. All items attached and when pushed flap up on sharps box it pushed the flush out and blood splashed into left eye and forehead.
Injury or illness
Bloodborne exposure to left eye and forehead
Object or substance involved
Flush that was attached to the used IV Catheter
Summary line
placing used IV catheter into sharps box along with j loop and flush all items attached when pushed flap up on sharps box it pushed the flush out and splashed into left eye and forehead
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 412
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 654,003
- EIN
- 421557536
- Establishment ID
- 659768
- Employer case #
- 4038
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-15
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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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