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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 environmental Services Technician DRH SEIU NonExempt 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

changing garbage

What happened

patient states she was changing trash and was poked with needle in trash

Injury or illness

patient states she was changing trash and was poked with needle in trash

Object or substance involved

needlestick

Summary line

Employee was taking out the trash and was poked with a needle.

Employee and industry

Job description
Environmental Services Technician DRH SEIU NonExempt
SOC code
37-2019 — Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
357
Total hours worked
440214
EIN
344446484
Establishment ID
1155023
Employer case #
379613

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
20:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23JAN26:19:58:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.