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OSHA Injury Report: Franciscan Health Munster

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Franciscan Health Munster in Munster, IN 46321 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mammography Technologist in hospitals, general pediatric.

Establishment
Franciscan Health Munster
Parent company
Franciscan Alliance
Street
701 Superior Avenue
City
Munster
State
IN
ZIP
46321
On-site location
Breast Center
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Assisting with patient care procedure

Employee reports she accidentally stuck self with a contaminated needle after it was used to inject lidocaine into source patient 's breast during a procedure. Employee was assisting Radiologist with Stereotactic biopsy when she inadvertently stuck her right index finger with the dirty needle while trying to put it in the quick stop.

Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle Contact with and exposure to potentially hazardous body fluids

Contaminated needle

Exposure to right index finger with contaminated needle.

Job description
Mammography Technologist
SOC code
29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general pediatric
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
560
Total hours worked
1148092
EIN
300995182
Establishment ID
925296
Employer case #
2024-00032
Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
8:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24JAN2025:21:32:00

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.