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Willoughby, OH —

OSHA Injury Report: Lake Health West

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Lake Health West in 36000 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094 resulted in days away from work. Employee was environmental Service Worker 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
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
75

Before the incident

CLEANING PATIENT ROOM

What happened

AS I WAS DISCHARGE CLEANING ROOM I PULLED THE TRASH OUT OF THE CAN AND WHEN TRYING TO TIE BAG I WAS STUCK BY A NEEDLE THAT WAS PRESENT IN THE BAG.

Injury or illness

NEEDLESTICK RIGHT THIGH

Object or substance involved

NEEDLE

Summary line

AS I WAS DISCHARGE CLEANING ROOM I PULLED THE TRASH OUT OF THE CAN AND WHEN TRYING TO TIE BAG I WAS STUCK BY A NEEDLE THAT WAS PRESENT IN THE BAG.

Employee and industry

Job description
Environmental Service Worker
SOC code
37-2019 — Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1281
Total hours worked
2149568
Establishment ID
954129
Employer case #
2025-0063

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
14:00
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.