Weslaco, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: Knapp Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, TX 78596 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Knapp Medical Center
- Parent company
- Knapp Medical Center
- Street
- 1401 E. 8th Street
- City
- Weslaco
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78596
- On-site location
- ICU
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
cleaning up area after other employees had attempted to start an i.v.
What happened
Needle that had been used to attempt I.V. insertion was left under other supplies that had been used. Nurse was not able to see needle was there and poked left thumb
Injury or illness
Needle Stick
Object or substance involved
Contaminated Needle
Summary line
Needle stick left thumb contaminated needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 572
- Total hours worked
- 985002
- Establishment ID
- 953944
- Employer case #
- 30
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 23JAN24:18:41:00
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.