Far Rockaway, NY —
OSHA Injury Report: Rockaway Care Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Rockaway Care Center in Far Rockaway, NY 11691 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lPN in skilled nursing facilities.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Rockaway Care Center
- Parent company
- Rockaway Care Center
- Street
- 353 Beach 48th Street
- City
- Far Rockaway
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11691
- On-site location
- resident 's room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
She was administering insulin in the abdomen of the patient.
What happened
LPN was holding the abdominal area with her thumb and forefinger to give insulin and as the needle was coming out of the abdomen the patient moved suddenly. As the patient moved the LPN stuck her thumb with the used needle coming out of the abdomen.
Injury or illness
needle stick
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
LPN stuck her her thumb with the used needle while coming out of the patient
Employee and industry
- Job description
- LPN
- SOC code
- 29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- NAICS code
- 623110 — Skilled nursing facilities
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 150
- Total hours worked
- 284702
- EIN
- 260040792
- Establishment ID
- 976693
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 5:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 22JAN24:21:16:00
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.