Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202519062 - Employee Is Injured by Needle Stick

Accident Summary Nr: 202519062 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/01/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312574569	06/23/2009	8059	623110	Whispering Hope Care Center

Abstract: On June 1, 2009, Employee #1 was a nurse and had just finished giving a patient an insulin shot. She started to do something else before retracting the needle. She was injured when she inadvertently stuck herself in the left thumb with the needle. She was treated with Hepatitis B vaccine.

Keywords: HEALTH CARE WORKER, HEPATITIS, THUMB, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312574569			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Licensed practical nurses

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