Fort Smith, AR ·
OSHA Injury Report: Baptist Health Medical Center - Fort Smith
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Baptist Health Medical Center - Fort Smith in 1001 Townson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Baptist Health Medical Center - Fort Smith
- Parent company
- Baptist Health
- Street
- 1001 Townson Avenue
- City
- Fort Smith
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72901
- On-site location
- Women & Childrens Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was starting a IV on patient.
What happened
Employee was starting a IV on patient when IV infiltrated and upon removal of IV catheter and J-loop J-loop flipped around and the blood that was in the catheter splattered onto employee 's mouth chin and neck.
Injury or illness
Bloodborne pathogen splash.
Object or substance involved
Blood
Summary line
Employee was starting a IV on patient when IV infiltrated and upon removal of IV catheter and J-loop J-loop flipped around and the blood that was in the catheter splattered onto employee 's mouth chin and neck.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 988
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 2,056,058
- EIN
- 825426152
- Establishment ID
- 503211
- Employer case #
- WF-2023-00
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 09:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-26
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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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