Raleigh, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: NC Department of Public Health DHS
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at NC Department of Public Health DHS in Raleigh, NC 27609 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was autopsy tech in environmental health program administration.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- NC Department of Public Health DHS
- Parent company
- DHHS
- Street
- 5605 Six Forks Rd
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27609
- On-site location
- OCME autopsy suite
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was drawing blood from incision in groin to access urine on decedent using a 20ml syringe with 16 guage needle.
What happened
Due to the body oils present from the fatty area while holding the syringe in her left hand and pulling back with the plunger with her right the needle slipped and pierced her left index finger.
Injury or illness
Left index finger was pierced by needle tip.
Object or substance involved
16 guage needle
Summary line
left index finger pierced
Employee and industry
- Job description
- autopsy tech
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 923120 — Environmental health program administration
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 1655
- Total hours worked
- 3529760
- Establishment ID
- 1144414
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 11:15:00.000
- Submitted
- 21FEB24:15:20:00
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.