Gaffney, SC —
OSHA Injury Report: Cherokee Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Cherokee Medical Center in Gaffney, SC 29340 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician in hospital.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Cherokee Medical Center
- Parent company
- SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- Street
- 1530 N. Limestone St.
- City
- Gaffney
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29340
- On-site location
- EC room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
[Redacted]
What happened
Sharps cover activated does not completely cover needle. When removing from syringe to put in sharps I was stuck.
Injury or illness
needle contaminated with blood stuck left thumb
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
[REDACTED] contaminated with blood stuck left thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Physician
- SOC code
- 29-1229 — Physicians, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospital
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 83
- Total hours worked
- 149590
- EIN
- 832531807
- Establishment ID
- 826681
- Employer case #
- EV20242908
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 9:00
- Time of incident
- 14:40
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 09JAN2025:19:06:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.