Winston-Salem, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC 27103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
- Parent company
- Novant Health, Inc.
- Street
- 3333 Silas Creek Pkwy.
- City
- Winston-Salem
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27103
- On-site location
- [Patient Room]
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Taking baby vital signs and preparing newborn medications for administration
What happened
Upon preparing Vitamin K to administer to newborn RN opened ampule with bloody amniotic fluid covered gloved and a shard from the ampule penetrated RN 's glove and into her finger causing a break in the skin and bleeding.
Injury or illness
Upon preparing Vitamin K to administer to newborn RN opened ampule with bloody amniotic fluid covered gloved and a shard from the ampule penetrated RN 's glove and into her finger causing a break in the skin and bleeding.
Object or substance involved
ampule and self
Summary line
Puncture Fingers-Right Index
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 4326
- Total hours worked
- 6177586
- EIN
- 560928089
- Establishment ID
- 956308
- Employer case #
- WC2023-000
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:38:00.000
- Time of incident
- 2:45:00.000
- Submitted
- 29MAR24:11:56:00
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.