West Liberty, KY · 2023-10-01

OSHA Injury Report: Morgan County Appalachian Regional Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2023-10-01, an injury at Morgan County Appalachian Regional Hospital in 476 Liberty Road, West Liberty, KY 41472 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Morgan County Appalachian Regional Hospital
Parent company: Morgan County Appalachian Regional Hospital
Street: 476 Liberty Road
City: West Liberty
State: KY
ZIP: 41472
On-site location: Emergency Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

patient care

What happened

Urinalysis ordered and collected. While putting urine in tubes that comes with kit left thumb slipped and hit the needle on the urine cup. Needlestick to left thumb under nail scant. Small amount of blood under nail.

Injury or illness

needlestick

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

needlestick- left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description: Registered Nurse
SOC code: 29-1141: Registered Nurses
NAICS code: 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 117
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 182,143
EIN: 520795508
Establishment ID: 805741
Employer case #: 3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-10-01
Shift started: 07:00
Time of incident: 18:38
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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