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OSHA Injury Report: Defiance Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Defiance Hospital in Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Tech Certified in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Defiance Hospital
Parent company
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Street
1404 E 2nd Street
City
Defiance
State
OH
ZIP
43512
On-site location
Operating Room
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

patient care

doctor had finished using the needle went to put cap back on hands free it slipped and hit my thumb.

puncture wound

needle

doctor had finished using the needle went to put cap back on hands free it slipped and hit my thumb.

Job description
Surgical Tech Certified
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
192
Total hours worked
246093
EIN
521301088
Establishment ID
836372
Employer case #
WF-2025-0
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
7:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
14JAN26:22:10:00

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.