Rutherfordton, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Rutherford Regional Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Rutherford Regional Medical Center in Rutherfordton, NC 28139 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Rutherford Regional Medical Center
- Parent company
- Rutherford Regional Health System
- Street
- 288 S. Ridgecrest Ave.
- City
- Rutherfordton
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28139
- On-site location
- Emergency Department-Patient 's Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Trying to start an IV line for [REDACTED]
What happened
Contaminated needlestick left thumb when cleaning up supplies. Safety device was not completely activated
Injury or illness
Blood-Borne pathogen exposure. Contaminated needlestick left thumb.
Object or substance involved
Contaminated needlestick
Summary line
Exposure Thumb; Contaminated needlestick left thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 352
- Total hours worked
- 564702
- EIN
- 464996175
- Establishment ID
- 60571
- Employer case #
- K900025
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 14:35:00.000
- Submitted
- 26JAN24:20:50:00
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.