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OSHA Injury Report: Lake Health West

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lake Health West in 36000 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lake Health West
Parent company
University Hospitals
Street
36000 Euclid Ave
City
Willoughby
State
OH
ZIP
44094
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 SURGERY

What happened

WHILE ASSISTING IN SURGERY I WAS STUCK WITH A SUTURE NEEDLE IN THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGERTIP.

Injury or illness

NEEDLESTICK LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

Object or substance involved

NEEDLE

Summary line

WHILE ASSISTING IN SURGERY I WAS STUCK WITH A SUTURE NEEDLE IN THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGERTIP.

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Assistant
SOC code
29-9093 — Surgical Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1281
Total hours worked
2149568
Establishment ID
954129
Employer case #
2025-0042

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:00
Time of incident
20:00
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.