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OSHA Injury Report: Colleton Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, SC 29488 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was oR Scrub Technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Colleton Medical Center
Parent company
HCA Corporation
Street
501 Robertson Boulevard
City
Walterboro
State
SC
ZIP
29488
On-site location
Operating Room
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Assisting the surgeon with suturing

[REDACTED] slipped and surgeon came up with needle as techs hand was lowering and the needle stabbed into her right index finger

Contaminated sharp to right index finger

3.0 suture needle

Contaminated sharp (3.0 suture needle) to right index finger 3rd joint - no conversion

Job description
OR Scrub Technician
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
460
Total hours worked
620090
EIN
540712623
Establishment ID
1080344
Employer case #
V34011-277
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
22:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10JAN2025:17:48:00

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.