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OSHA Injury Report: VWH001 - Van Wert Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at VWH001 - Van Wert Hospital in 1250 S WASHINGTON STREET, VAN WERT, OH 45891 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sTERILE PROCESSING OPS MGR in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
VWH001 - Van Wert Hospital
Parent company
Ohio Health Corporation
Street
1250 S WASHINGTON STREET
City
VAN WERT
State
OH
ZIP
45891
On-site location
VAN WERT HOSPITAL

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

TAKING A PIECE OFF OF AN INSTRUMENT AFTER SURGERY

What happened

EE WENT TO TAKE A PIECE OFF OF AN INSTRUMENT AFTER SURGERY A METAL GOUGE WAS ON THE INSTRUMENT THAT THE EE DID NOT SEE SHE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER L PINKY FINGER ON IT

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration PuLittle Finger Left

Object or substance involved

Unknown Or Not Provided

Summary line

Cut Puncture Scrape Injured By Object Cut Laceration Puncture Abrasion Little Finger Left

Employee and industry

Job description
STERILE PROCESSING OPS MGR
SOC code
2634069 — Medical and Health Services Managers
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
324
Total hours worked
361805
EIN
311351965
Establishment ID
1473706
Employer case #
1.90739E+

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
18:25
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:18:02:00

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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.