CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI · 2023-02-01

OSHA Injury Report: SJC-CHIPPEWA FALLS-1 HSHS ST. JOSEPH S HOSPITAL, CHIPPEWA FAL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2023-02-01, an injury at SJC-CHIPPEWA FALLS-1 HSHS ST. JOSEPH S HOSPITAL, CHIPPEWA FAL in 2661 COUNTY HIGHWAY I, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI 54729 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Techno in general Medical and Surgical Hospital.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: SJC-CHIPPEWA FALLS-1 HSHS ST. JOSEPH S HOSPITAL, CHIPPEWA FAL
Parent company: Hospital Sisters Health System HSHS ST. JOSEPH S HOSPITAL, CHIPPEWA FAL
Street: 2661 COUNTY HIGHWAY I
City: CHIPPEWA FALLS
State: WI
ZIP: 54729
On-site location: SURGERY ROOM

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

LOOKING IN SHARPS FOR MISSING INSTRUMENT

What happened

EE was looking in the sharps bin for a missing instrument and got stuck in the right unk finger with a dirty needle. Reported and sent to ER for testing.

Injury or illness

Puncture Right Finger(s) Needle stick DIRTY NEEDLE

Object or substance involved

DIRTY NEEDLE

Summary line

EE was looking in the sharps bin for a missing instrument and got stuck in the right unk finger with a dirty needle. Reported and sent to ER for testing.

Employee and industry

Job description: Surgical Techno
SOC code: 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
NAICS code: 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospital
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 228
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 334,852
EIN: 390810545
Establishment ID: 1152958
Employer case #: 1879

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-02-01
Shift started: 06:30
Time of incident: 11:15
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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