Munster, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Franciscan Health Munster
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Franciscan Health Munster in Munster, IN 46321 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mammography Technologist in hospitals, general pediatric.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Franciscan Health Munster
- Parent company
- Franciscan Alliance
- Street
- 701 Superior Avenue
- City
- Munster
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46321
- On-site location
- Breast Center
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assisting with patient care procedure
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle Contact with and exposure to potentially hazardous body fluids
Object or substance involved
Contaminated needle
Summary line
Exposure to right index finger with contaminated needle.
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:30
- Time of incident
- 8:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 24JAN2025:21:32:00
Source
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.