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 radiology Tech Ultrasonographer 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
- Radiology Department - Ultrasound Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Had assisted with guided breast biopsy and was cleaning probe.
What happened
While taking probe cover off of transducer and removing rubber bands from the probe bloody gel splashed in right eye.
Injury or illness
Bloody gel splashed in right eye.
Object or substance involved
Probe Cover with bloody gel on it.
Summary line
Taking probe cover off transducer and bloody get went into right eye after procedure was completed.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Radiology Tech Ultrasonographer
- SOC code
- 29-2034: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- 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 #
- 5163
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 10:35
- 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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