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 Gretna, LA 70056 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technician Apprentice 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
- Surgery room 5
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
recapping used needle
What happened
Around [REDACTED] I was recapping a hypo needle. My hand slipped and the needle stuck my finger
Injury or illness
Needlestick to left thumb while recapping used needle
Object or substance involved
needlestick from used hypo needle
Summary line
Needlestick to left thumb while recapping used needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Technician Apprentice
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 878
- Total hours worked
- 1419880
- EIN
- 720502505
- Establishment ID
- 502477
- Employer case #
- AAAC000000
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:15:00.000
- Time of incident
- 13:10:00.000
- Submitted
- 26FEB24:21:38:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.