Dyersburg, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital in 400 East Tickle St, Dyersburg, TN 38024 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was CST in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
- Parent company
- West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
- Street
- 400 East Tickle St
- City
- Dyersburg
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 38024
- On-site location
- OR 4
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Patient was cleaning up table after surgical case was completed.
What happened
While cleaning up she inadvertently stuck self with B&D Precision [REDACTED] non [REDACTED] hypodermic Needle while attempting one handed needle cover with right hand and stuck left hand-thumb.
Injury or illness
Dirty Needle Exposure
Object or substance involved
Dirty Needle while attempting to discard.
Summary line
cleaning up table after case and stuck self with 23 G B&D hypodermic needle which attempting to recap.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CST
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 411
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 670,022
- EIN
- 421557536
- Establishment ID
- 659768
- Employer case #
- 6463
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-17
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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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