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INC-2026-0047·Closed

Environmental safety hazard (Hazardous waste disposal) in Blood Bank

Occurred: 2025-03-14T11:33 UTC · Reported: 2025-03-19T03:33 UTC

4Low
DepartmentPathology
Unit & RoomBlood Bank · Bay 8
Harm Levelnone
Patient ReferenceNone

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 11:33 UTC in Blood Bank, a none safety event occurred involving hazardous waste disposal. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 4 in the Low band.

At 11:33 in Blood Bank, staff observed hazardous waste disposal presenting potential slip or operational hazard. Area was isolated.

Strong signal(92%)|Because:
What this could not see: Informal verbal handover notes prior to admission are unrecorded

Risk Evaluation & Score Breakdown

Deterministic multi-term risk score from 1 to 100 derived from clinical harm, recurrence, and reporting lag.

Harm Base Score+2
Patients Affected+0
Recurrence in Window+0
Department Baseline-2
Detection Lag+4
External Reportability+0

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0047training TierDue: 2025-01-18

Implement systemic safeguard against environmental safety: standardized protocol enforcement and hardware interlock.

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Parties Involved (2)

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involved staffStaff Member [0128]

Handover & Action Notes (2)

Secondary nurse verification countersigned. Clinical lead verified no hemodynamic deterioration.

Clinician D. Morgan (Frontline staff)2025-03-19T03:33 UTC

Secondary nurse verification countersigned. Clinical lead verified no hemodynamic deterioration.

Nurse Chloe Moreau (Frontline staff)2025-03-19T03:33 UTC