Investigation After Needle-Stick Injuries Results in $55K in Penalties Against Hospital

Needle-stick injuries led to $55,000 in penalties by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration against Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., OSHA said Thursday. OSHA said it opened an investigation last October after a compliance officer investigating a complaint reviewed the hospital's OSHA 300 logs and found there was an unusual amount of  exposure to needle sticks and blood-borne pathogens. It issued citations for nine serious and six other-than-serious safety and health violations. OSHA issued the citations for serious violations because the hospital failed to...