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OSHA Injury Report: 1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd(1253)

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at 1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd(1253) in Winston Salem, NC 27157 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse.

Establishment
1253-North Carolina Baptist Hospital-Medical Center Blvd(1253)
Parent company
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Street
Medical Center Blvd
City
Winston Salem
State
NC
ZIP
27157
On-site location
1253-Nursing - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit-755 Highland Oaks Dr
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Drawing blood from arterial line for blood sugar check

pt was under sterile drape for chest tube insertion. I was drawing blood from the arterial line for a blood sugar check while the primary nurse was assisting with the procedure. While i was pulling up on the plunger of the insulin syringe I accidentally pulled the needle from the rubber stopper and stuck my thumb in the process.

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Puncture-Thumb-pt Care - Needle

Insulin needle

Bloodborne Exposure-Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Object Being Lifted Or Handled-Puncture-Thumb-Patient Care - Needle Thumb Insulin needle

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
7986
Total hours worked
16653392
EIN
560552787
Establishment ID
1193339
Employer case #
WC23651272
Date of incident
Time of incident
9:21:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:16:57:00

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.