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OSHA Injury Report: O'Bleness Memorial Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital in 55 Hospital Drive, Athens, OH 45701 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was respiratory Therapist Reg in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Parent company
OhioHealth Corporation
Street
55 Hospital Drive
City
Athens
State
OH
ZIP
45701
On-site location
ICU

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Obtaining a patient 's ordered ABGs.

What happened

Patient swung his arm hitting [REDACTED] 's hand holding the dirty needle and caused it to stick the [REDACTED] in her left index finger.

Injury or illness

Needle stick left index finger

Object or substance involved

Stuck by

Summary line

Patient swung his arm hitting [REDACTED] 's hand holding the dirty needle and caused it to stick the [REDACTED] in her left index finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Respiratory Therapist Reg
SOC code
29-1126: Respiratory Therapists
NAICS code
622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
786
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
945,466
EIN
314394942
Establishment ID
696305
Employer case #
508723377

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
07:00
Time of incident
16:35
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-02-23

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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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