# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Covenant Hospital Plainview
> OSHA SIR `2023075880` · 7/3/2023 · PLAINVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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