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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 scrub Tech 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
OR Suite

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Performing job as surgical scrub handing instruments to surgeon.

What happened

PA was handing back the [REDACTED] device with sharp pin to Scrub 's mayo table accidently colliding with worker 's hand stabbing employee in left thumb

Injury or illness

puncture to left thumb

Object or substance involved

Smith and Nephew System 8 threaded short pin

Summary line

During hand off in surgery of device worker and PA hands collided resulting puncture wound to worker 's left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Scrub Tech
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622310 — Orthopedic hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
224
Total hours worked
327534
EIN
341848147
Establishment ID
46055
Employer case #
24-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
12:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06JAN2025:20:09:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.