Baton Rouge, LA · 2023-03-08

OSHA Injury Report: Ochsner Health Center - Baton Rouge

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2023-03-08, an injury at Ochsner Health Center - Baton Rouge in 10310 The Grove Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70836 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sonographer in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Ochsner Health Center - Baton Rouge
Parent company: Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Street: 10310 The Grove Blvd
City: Baton Rouge
State: LA
ZIP: 70836
On-site location: Radiology Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Thoracentesis

What happened

Worker states she was doing a thoracentesis and after finishing the procedure she picked up the drainage bottles off the table and got splashed in the face with patients pleural fluid

Injury or illness

Splash to face with patients pleural fluid

Object or substance involved

Splash to face

Summary line

Splash to face with patients pleural fluid

Employee and industry

Job description: Sonographer
SOC code: 29-2032: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
NAICS code: 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 435
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 667,593
EIN: 720502505
Establishment ID: 1044718
Employer case #: AAAC000000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-03-08
Shift started: 14:30
Time of incident: 14:30
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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