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OSHA Injury Report: Defiance Regional Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Defiance Regional Medical Center in 1200 Ralston Ave., Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was supEnvironSvcE in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Defiance Regional Medical Center
Parent company
ProMedica
Street
1200 Ralston Ave.
City
Defiance
State
OH
ZIP
43512
On-site location
Oncology - Medical (Ambulatory) - 7352

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Disposing of chemotherapy waste in a box in the biohazard materials room on the LL dock

What happened

I was disposing of chemotherapy waste in a box that is designated as the proper disposal protocol. As I pick up the bag out of my cart the bag swung and hit my right thigh. I felt a sharp poke and jumped back quickly. I continued to use extra caution to dispose of the waste properly so no one else would accidentally come into contact with the needle.

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

needlestick

Summary line

PunctureThigh - RightEmployee was disposing of a yellow biohazard bag when the bag swung and a needle went through and poked them.

Employee and industry

Job description
SupEnvironSvcE
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
385
Total hours worked
419257
EIN
344446484
Establishment ID
1155023
Employer case #
344605

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
19:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24FEB2025:13:59:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.