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OSHA Injury Report: Braxton County Memorial Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Braxton County Memorial Hospital in Gassaway, WV 266249318 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was laboratory Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Braxton County Memorial Hospital
Parent company
WVU Medicine
Street
100 Hoylman Dr
City
Gassaway
State
WV
ZIP
266249318
On-site location
Braxton County Memorial Hospital (BRX) > Emergency Services
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

I was sticking a patient in the ED

When I retracted the needle from the patient I accidently dropped the needle and it nicked my right thumb.

Needlestick sharps Finger Thumb - Right Dorsal (Back) by Needle

Needle

Needlestick sharps Finger Thumb - Right Dorsal (Back) by Needle

Job description
Laboratory Tech
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
172
Total hours worked
222125
EIN
550611919
Establishment ID
1265709
Employer case #
2024-3390
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
17:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
22JAN2025:14:37:00

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.