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OSHA Injury Report: Lake Health Beachwood

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lake Health Beachwood in 25501 Chagrin Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technologist Service Leader in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lake Health Beachwood
Parent company
University Hospitals
Street
25501 Chagrin Blvd.
City
Beachwood
State
OH
ZIP
44122
On-site location
PATIENT CARE AREA

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

ASSISTING WITH SUTURING

What happened

THE SURGICAL ASSISTANT WAS CLOSING THE INCISION SITE AS I WAS HOLDING THE FINGER TO HELP WITH STABILIZING THE WOUND AND THE SURGICAL ASSISTANT ACCIDENTALLY HIT MY FINGER WITH THE SUTURE NEEDLE AND IT POKED MY INDEX FINGER.

Injury or illness

NEEDLESTICK LEFT INDEX FINGER

Object or substance involved

NEEDLE

Summary line

THE SURGICAL ASSISTANT WAS CLOSING THE INCISION SITE AS I WAS HOLDING THE FINGER TO HELP WITH STABILIZING THE WOUND AND THE SURGICAL ASSISTANT ACCIDENTALLY HIT MY FINGER WITH THE SUTURE NEEDLE AND IT POKED MY INDEX FINGER.

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Technologist Service Leader
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
204
Total hours worked
339055
EIN
371848577
Establishment ID
954122
Employer case #
2025-0039

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
8:55
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:18:47:00

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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.