# Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at MaineHealth Systems
> OSHA SIR `2018055238` · 5/30/2018 · SCARBOROUGH, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury
- **Source:** Infectious and parasitic agents, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Needles, syringes
## Employer
- **Name:** MaineHealth Systems
- **Location:** 301-A US Route 1, SCARBOROUGH, MAINE, 04074
- **NAICS:** 621511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a needlestick on her left index finger while using a syringe to subculture a pathogenic culture. The wound required surgical debridement.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*