Roanoke, VA · 2024-10-30

OSHA Injury Report: Virginia Veterans Care Center

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2024-10-30, an other illness at Virginia Veterans Care Center in 4550 Shenandoah Avenue NW, Roanoke, VA 24017 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was licensed Practical Nurse in nursing homes.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Virginia Veterans Care Center
Parent company: Commonwealth of Virginia
Street: 4550 Shenandoah Avenue NW
City: Roanoke
State: VA
ZIP: 24017
On-site location: 2E Room 234

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Other recordable case (code 4)
Type: Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

Administering Insulin

What happened

After employee administered insulin to the resident she was pulling plastic hub over the needle when she was stuck by the needle at the base of her index finger on her L hand. The needle pierced through her gloves and into her skin

Injury or illness

Needlestick- L index finger

Object or substance involved

Insulin Needle

Summary line

Needlestick-L index finger

Employee and industry

Job description: Licensed Practical Nurse
SOC code: 29-2061: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code: 623110: Nursing homes
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 330
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 697,529
EIN: 541629864
Establishment ID: 134764
Employer case #: 13

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-10-30
Shift started: 06:45
Time of incident: 11:45
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-01-28

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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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