Houston, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in 11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 77089 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN II in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
- Parent company
- Memorial Hermann Health System
- Street
- 11800 Astoria Blvd
- City
- Houston
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77089
- On-site location
- PATIENT 'S ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Giving a subcutaneous injection
What happened
RN was giving pt a subcutaneous injection in the abdomen and when finished injecting RN removed needle to cap safely with one hand. Pt jerked and knocked the RN 's hand holding the needle into the other hand that was pinching the abdomen. Puncture occurred in left thumb.
Injury or illness
Patient Jerked After Injection -nurse Stuck L Thumb
Object or substance involved
SAFEHY
Summary line
Patient Jerked After Injection -nurse Stuck L Thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN II
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,181
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 2,463,738
- EIN
- 741152597
- Establishment ID
- 87695
- Employer case #
- 005-2023-0
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:31
- Time of incident
- 17:15
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-29
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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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