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
- ICU patient room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Obtaining blood sample on patient.
What happened
After obtained blood sample was activating safety device and inadvertently stuck left finger.
Injury or illness
Dirty needle stick to left finger.
Object or substance involved
23 gauge BD Vacutainer Safety-Lok
Summary line
After obtaining blood sample with 23 gauge butterfly needle stick left finger while activating safety.
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 #
- 4502
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- 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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