Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified

Name: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Start: 8/26/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022087600 · 8/26/2022 · Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury
Source: Viruses

Employer

Name: Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Location: 8715 W. Military Drive, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78227
NAICS: 541720
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing a heart stick/blood draw on an animal before euthanasia, using an 18 gauge needle with syringe. The infected needle came out of the animal and stuck the employee on his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown