WHBQ-TV obtained and verified a report about the discovery.
It says a worker responded to a clogged drain in a maintenance closet and found “brown water” in a floor sink, so he cleared the drain.
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The OSHA report revealed what was clogging the sink. It read, in part, as follows:
“The IFVGems Coordinator went to Building 10 and saw the bucket and indicated she thought the contents was body tissue of some kind ...”
On Tuesday, WHBQ spoke with an OSHA administrator, who said there are very specific guidelines on how and where to dispose of these kinds of biohazards. Pouring them in the sink is a blatant violation of those protocols.
WHBQ emailed the Memphis VA Hospital and so far has received no comment. The station also continues to ask for an interview will Interim Director Bill Mills about the conditions of the hospital, but has repeatedly been denied.
The Memphis VA Hospital previously has come under fire for long patient wait times, improper treatment of patients in the paralyzed veterans ward and the death of a veteran in the care of the emergency room.
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