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 nppa Ec 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 exam room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
injecting patient with lidocaine for ID
What happened
Employee was performing a digital block for an ID of a paronychia on the right middle finger of the patient. Employee had already injected the lidocaine and was going to close the needle cap with her left hand when the tip of the needle pricked the left middle finger.
Injury or illness
Needle contaminated with blood stuck finger
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
Needle contaminated with blood stuck finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Nppa Ec
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospital
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 83
- Total hours worked
- 149590
- EIN
- 832531807
- Establishment ID
- 826681
- Employer case #
- EV20242928
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:00
- Time of incident
- 22:25
- 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.