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OSHA Injury Report: Lima Memorial Health System-Main

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lima Memorial Health System-Main in 1001 Bellefontaine Avenue, Lima, OH 45801 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was histotechnician in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lima Memorial Health System-Main
Parent company
Lima Memorial Health System
Street
1001 Bellefontaine Avenue
City
Lima
State
OH
ZIP
45801
On-site location
Lab - Pathology

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

cutting a formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue block

What happened

associate was reaching for her phone and cut her L thumb on the blade

Injury or illness

cut to L thumb

Object or substance involved

microtome blade

Summary line

Associate was cuting a formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue block was reaching to answer the phone and caught L thumb on the blade

Employee and industry

Job description
Histotechnician
SOC code
19-1042 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1278
Total hours worked
1944214
EIN
344434676
Establishment ID
916012
Employer case #
28

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
8:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16JAN24:20:40:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.