Gretna, LA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Ochsner Medical Center - Westbank
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Ochsner Medical Center - Westbank in 2500 Belle Chase Hwy, Gretna, LA 70056 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN Float PoolFreestanding Emergency Department in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ochsner Medical Center - Westbank
- Parent company
- Ochsner Health System
- Street
- 2500 Belle Chase Hwy
- City
- Gretna
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70056
- On-site location
- ED
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
cleaning patient 's bed
What happened
was asked to try to get an IV on a pt after primary RN had 2 previous unsuccessful attempts. After looking at pt arms for access and not seeing any good access points [REDACTED] offered to start ultrasound IV. I went to clear debris from bed picking up a used IV catheter used by previous RN not realizing the safety mechanism had not been engaged. The soiled catheter stuck my R index finger drawing blood. I washed my hands immediately after with soap and water.
Injury or illness
needlestick to right index finger from cleaning up IV start supplies and being pricked by used needle that was left in bed without safety device activated
Object or substance involved
needlestick to right index finger
Summary line
needlestick to right index finger from cleaning up IV start supplies and being pricked by used needle that was left in bed without safety device activated
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN Float PoolFreestanding Emergency Department
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 878
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,419,880
- EIN
- 720502505
- Establishment ID
- 502477
- Employer case #
- AAAC000000
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-26
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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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