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OSHA Injury Report: Galion Community Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Galion Community Hospital in 269 Portland Way S, Galion, OH 44833 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Care Assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Galion Community Hospital
Parent company
Galion Community Hospital/Avita Health System
Street
269 Portland Way S
City
Galion
State
OH
ZIP
44833
On-site location
OB OR

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Performing patient care

What happened

Administering oral medication to a patient who spit the water and medication out. [REDACTED] landed on employees face and in her mouth.

Injury or illness

Exposure to blood or body fluid

Object or substance involved

Patient saliva

Summary line

Needlestick left pointer finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Care Assistant
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1045
Total hours worked
1293393
EIN
344451872
Establishment ID
806214
Employer case #
13

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:15:13:00

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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.