Kiinston, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: DHHS -Caswell
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at DHHS -Caswell in 2415 W. Vernon Avenue, Kiinston, NC 28501 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was dental Assistant in intellectual and developmental disability hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- DHHS -Caswell
- Parent company
- Caswell Developmental Center
- Street
- 2415 W. Vernon Avenue
- City
- Kiinston
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28501
- On-site location
- Dental Clinic Rm #1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Staff is a dental assistant and was assisting Dentist with a tooth extraction on Resident.
What happened
Staff received a right thumb stick while assisting Dentist due to Resident jerking his head which caused the needle stick through the glove
Injury or illness
Right thumb needlestick
Object or substance involved
patient care
Summary line
Right thumb stick - Staff was assisting with tooth extraction for Resident and he jerked causing to be pricked through glove
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Dental Assistant
- SOC code
- 31-9091: Dental Assistants
- NAICS code
- 623210: Intellectual and developmental disability hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,041
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 2,209,605
- EIN
- 561556082
- Establishment ID
- 1201493
- Employer case #
- 12
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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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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