Machias, ME —
OSHA Injury Report: Down East Community Hospital
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at Down East Community Hospital in Machias, ME 4654 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Down East Community Hospital
- Parent company
- Down East Community Hospital
- Street
- 11 Hospital Drive
- City
- Machias
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 4654
- On-site location
- ER
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
giving an injection to a patient and when he tried to push the safety back to cover the needle he was stuck by the needle. He said that his finger slipped
What happened
giving an injection to a patient and when he tried to push the safety back to cover the needle he was stuck by the needle. He said that his finger slipped
Injury or illness
needle stick
Object or substance involved
BBP
Summary line
giving an injection to a patient and when he tried to push the safety back to cover the needle he was stuck by the needle. He said that his finger slipped
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 340
- Total hours worked
- 558257
- EIN
- 10263198
- Establishment ID
- 1274999
- Employer case #
- 17
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 29JAN2025:20:15:00
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.