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OSHA Injury Report: Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery in 801 Medical Dr. Suite B, Lima, OH 45804 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lPN in orthopedic hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery
Parent company
West Central Ohio Group
Street
801 Medical Dr. Suite B
City
Lima
State
OH
ZIP
45804
On-site location
ONCU patient unit

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Nurse was uncapping a patient 's personal insulin pin

What happened

Patient had left a needle in the device which stuck employee through the cap when she went to remove cap

Injury or illness

puncture wound to right thumb

Object or substance involved

insulin pen needle

Summary line

Needlestick to right thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
LPN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622310 — Orthopedic hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
196
Total hours worked
283844
EIN
341848147
Establishment ID
46055
Employer case #
23-3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:30:00.000
Submitted
11JAN24:15:19:00

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Source

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