SAN DIEGO, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: 00000350 SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at 00000350 SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL in 4077 FIFTH AVE., SAN DIEGO, CA 92103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered nurs in healthcare.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- 00000350 SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL
- Parent company
- Scripps Health SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL
- Street
- 4077 FIFTH AVE.
- City
- SAN DIEGO
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 92103
- On-site location
- EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENT ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
EE WAS GETTING READY TO DO A ULTRASOUND
What happened
EE was getting ready to do a ultrasound IV the EE let the patient know she would start on a count of three when the EE started to insert the needle the patient jerked and caused the EE to strike herself with the needle on her left thumb. EE sustain
Injury or illness
Puncture Left Thumb Needle stick CONTAMINATED NEEDLE STICK
Object or substance involved
CONTAMINATED NEEDLE STICK
Summary line
EE was getting ready to do a ultrasound IV the EE let the patient know she would start on a count of three when the EE started to insert the needle the patient jerked and caused the EE to strike herself with the needle on her left thumb. EE sustain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- REGISTERED NURS
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Healthcare
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 3,294
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 8,847,025
- EIN
- 951684089
- Establishment ID
- 1152698
- Employer case #
- 27151
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-22
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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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