OSHA Injury Report: 1252-Lexington Medical Center-250 Hospital Dr(1252)

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Unknown

What happened

I went into the pts room to draw some labs. Had my stuff ready and I had to clarify to him multiple times that I was going to draw some blood since he was not in the right state of mind. I stuck him once in the hand and he kept on moving it and I told him to not move. I couldn 't get anything so I took the needle out and activated the safety. Disposed of everything and decided to try to attempt to stick him again. I got brand new stuff and I stuck him again once again moving his arm so I decided to just stop right there. I took the needle out and I did not activate the safety. I threw the tubes away and had the needle in my hand and as I was about to throw it in the sharps I felt a sharp pain in my hand. I realized in that moment not once did I activate the safety the second time and once I took my glove off I saw that I was bleeding. I washed my hands immediately and afterwards notified someone in the lab of the incident.

Injury or illness

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Hand Tool Utensil Not Powered-Needle Stick 43-Hand-pt Care - Needle

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Hand Tool Utensil Not Powered-Needle Stick 43-Hand-Patient Care - Needle Hand Needle

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.