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 Emergency Room 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 room 5
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Attempting to start IV
What happened
Attempting IV and would not thread. As IV started was removed I reached to place pressure on the site. I had not initiated the safety device on teh start kit yet and stuck right 2nd digit of hand. Small puncture wound noted with bleeding.
Injury or illness
Needlestick to right second finger during IV start
Object or substance involved
Needlestick to right second finger during IV start
Summary line
Needlestick to right second finger during IV start
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN Emergency Room
- 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
- 18:45
- Time of incident
- 19:48
- 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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