Rhinelander, WI —
OSHA Injury Report: Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital in Rhinelander, WI 54501 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician Assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
- Parent company
- Aspirus, Inc.
- Street
- 2251 N. Shore Dr
- City
- Rhinelander
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54501
- On-site location
- OR
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Holding retraction
What happened
While holding surgical retraction. Surgeon pulled quickly and unexpectedly to suture through tough tissue. Suturing needle impacted employee
Injury or illness
Percutaneous needle puncture on right thumb
Object or substance involved
Stratafix suturing needle
Summary line
Percutaneous needle puncture on right thumb from suturing needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Physician Assistant
- SOC code
- 29-1071 — Physician Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 670
- Total hours worked
- 948071
- Establishment ID
- 1068916
- Employer case #
- EH47789
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:45
- Time of incident
- 8:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 27JAN2025:20:55:00
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.