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 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 Room 5
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assisting in getting a new patient admitted.
What happened
Removing used IV Catheter that safety had been activated from bed it hung on the blanket before getting to the sharps container hit hand and blood splashed in left eye and mouth.
Injury or illness
Blood exposure to left eye and mouth.
Object or substance involved
Dirty IV Catheter that the safety had been activated.
Summary line
while trying to dispose of activated sharp it hung on bed and blood splattered left eye and mouth.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 412
- Total hours worked
- 654003
- EIN
- 421557536
- Establishment ID
- 659768
- Employer case #
- 5164
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 15:45:00.000
- Submitted
- 15JAN24:21:30:00
Source
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.