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OSHA Injury Report: ECU Health Duplin Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at ECU Health Duplin Hospital in Kenansville, NC 28349 resulted in days away from work. Employee was area Technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Street
401 N Main Street
City
Kenansville
State
NC
ZIP
28349
On-site location
ECU Health Duplin ED Outside Trash Disposal
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Per TM Was picking up trash when I felt a neeble [needle] go in my chest .

Needle stick from improperly disposed contaminated needle in trash.

Stuck In Right Chest With IV Needle In Trash

Needle

Stuck In Right Chest With IV Needle In Trash

Job description
Area Technician
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
591
Total hours worked
637612
EIN
566011594
Establishment ID
1006803
Employer case #
L71-2023-0
Date of incident
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:22:11:00

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.