Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Covenant Hospital Plainview
Start: 7/3/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023075880 · 7/3/2023 · Covenant Hospital Plainview

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury
Source: Needles, syringes

Employer

Name: Covenant Hospital Plainview
Location: 2601 Dimmitt, PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, 79072
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the surgery area when they were stuck by an unused suture needle that was left on the sink. The employee was hospitalized with a bacterial infection.

Source

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