Weirton, WV —
OSHA Injury Report: Weirton Medical Center (2)
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Weirton Medical Center (2) in 601 Colliers Way, Weirton, WV 26062 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Weirton Medical Center (2)
- Parent company
- Weirton Medical Center
- Street
- 601 Colliers Way
- City
- Weirton
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26062
- On-site location
- Breast Care Center
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
placing forceps used for tissue collection biopsy into collection bag for reprocessing.
What happened
When placing used collection forceps in collection bag one other pair was poking through bag and the sharp surface punctured right ring finger.
Injury or illness
puncture with a sharp object used biopsy forcep
Object or substance involved
contaminated biopsy forcep
Summary line
When placing dirty used tissue forceps in ziploc bag with other forceps one pair was poking through bag and sharp surface punctured RN 's right ring finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 1285
- Total hours worked
- 1910500
- EIN
- 550387249
- Establishment ID
- 1273566
- Employer case #
- 34
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:12
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28JAN2025:18:19:00
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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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