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OSHA Injury Report: Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire Hospital (Whipple)

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire Hospital (Whipple) in Eau Claire, WI 54702 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nURSE PRACTITIONER in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire Hospital (Whipple)
Parent company
Mayo Clinic
Street
1221 Whipple Street
City
Eau Claire
State
WI
ZIP
54702
On-site location
Exam room
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Suturing Assisting with Suturing

The employee was suturing wound on the source patient. She was attempting to reposition the patient and suture needle when the contaminated needle stuck the employee in the left 2nd digit thru gloves. The wound was back bled and washed. Source patient was aware of incident and agreeable to testing.

Medical sharp contaminated to Finger Thumb

contaminated suture needle; blood

Medical sharp contaminated to Finger Thumb from contaminated suture needle; blood

Job description
NURSE PRACTITIONER
SOC code
29-1171 — Nurse Practitioners
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3184
Total hours worked
4768035
EIN
390813418
Establishment ID
109262
Employer case #
444851
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:20:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:16:49:00

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.