Gaffney, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Apella - Cherokee Medical Center AHM
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Apella - Cherokee Medical Center AHM in 1530 N. Limestone St., Gaffney, SC 29340 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was leadcst in hospital.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Apella - Cherokee Medical Center AHM
- Parent company
- SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- Street
- 1530 N. Limestone St.
- City
- Gaffney
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29340
- On-site location
- OR room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
showing student how to remove hypo cap to pass to surgeon
What happened
We were closing on an inguinal hernia repair. I was showing the CST Student how to remove hypo cap to pass to surgeon. While doing this NP was reaching for suture scissors from my mayo and bumped my hand. The needle slipped and stabbed me.
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
- Leadcst
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospital
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 338
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 560,520
- EIN
- 814193950
- Establishment ID
- 1256427
- Employer case #
- EV20242915
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 11:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-09
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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