New York, NY ·
OSHA Injury Report: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in 310 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was resident in eye, ear, nose, and throat hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Street
- 310 East 14th St
- City
- New York
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10003
- On-site location
- South Building 1 OP Eye Clinic
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
EE was attempting to remove a metallic foreign body from a patient 's eyes.
What happened
EE was using a 25 gauged needle to remove foreign body; and speculum fell out of the patient eyes; in attempts to catch it EE collided with sharp. EE states site bled spontaneously; and EE washed hands with soap and water; did not squeeze. Did not see blood on tip of needle.
Injury or illness
Hand
Object or substance involved
25 gauged needle
Summary line
EE was using a 25 gauged needle to remove foreign body; and speculum fell out of the patient eyes; in attempts to catch it EE collided with sharp. EE states site bled spontaneously
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Resident
- SOC code
- 29-2081: Opticians, Dispensing
- NAICS code
- 622310: Eye, ear, nose, and throat hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 454
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 820,971
- EIN
- 135562304
- Establishment ID
- 362549
- Employer case #
- SHARPS2023
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- 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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