OSHA Injury Report: ST LUKES LEHIGHTON HOSPITAL

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

IN PATIENT ROOM TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION

What happened

ENTERED PATIENT ROOM TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION OVER OBJECTION WHEN UPON ENTERING PATIENT THREW A CUP OF FLUID TOWARD STAFF SEVERAL STAFF PRESENT FOR SHOW OF FORCE HOWEVER REMAINED AT THE DOOR THAT SPLASHED IN THE EMPLOYEES FACE EYE SHIELDS AND MASK WERE ALREADY IN PLACE AS PATIENT HAS A HISTORY OF SPITTING THE FLUID CONTAINED SOAP FROM THE BATHROOM WALL SOAP DISPENSER AND ASSUMING COLD WATER CONCERNED FOR POSSIBLE URINE

Injury or illness

SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO BODILY FLUID SPLASHED POSSIBLE URINE IN EYES

Object or substance involved

PATIENT THREW CUP OF LIQUID AT STAFF

Summary line

SIGNIFICANT BODILY FLUID EXPOSURE TO EYES POSSIBLE URINE SPLASHED IN EYES BY PATIENT

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.