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OSHA Injury Report: Lake Forest Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lake Forest Hospital in 660 Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was housekeeping Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lake Forest Hospital
Street
660 Westmoreland Road
City
Lake Forest
State
IL
ZIP
60045
On-site location
Lake Forest Hosp Pav D 1st Floor LFH OR Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

throwing away trash

What happened

I was taking out the trash for IR and when I got to the chute to throw it away I pushed down on the trash so it can fit in the trash chute and the moment I did that I felt a needle go in my hand.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Puncture Hands Wrist

Object or substance involved

needle found in trash

Summary line

I was taking out the trash for IR and when I got to the chute to throw it away I pushed down on the trash so it can fit in the trash chute and the moment I did that I felt a needle go in my hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Housekeeping Tech
SOC code
37-2012 — Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2677968
Total hours worked
1794
Establishment ID
499024
Employer case #
48284

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:11
Time of incident
10:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:20:34:00

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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.