OSHA Injury Report: Guthrie Lourdes Hospital

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee had just changed patient 's urinary catheter and was managing the fact that the new catheter did not have the proper equipment with it to close all ports.

What happened

. I placed this 3-way catheter in the patient with no assistance and saw I had no cap with the 3-way and no way to clamp the other line. I asked for help and was handed an unknown piece of sterile equipment by [REDACTED] to try to place in the open port. I attempted to place this piece in the open port and it did not fit causing a splash back of urine from this patient to spray up into my nose across my face and into my eyes. The other nurse had left the room at this point so i had to continue holding the open port closed by hand for another 5 minutes before being able to move.

Injury or illness

Blood or Body Fluid Exposure Urine Splash non-percutaneous FACE BOTH nares BOTH eyes face

Object or substance involved

Patient 's urine from Foley catheter

Summary line

Blood or Body Fluid Exposure Urine Splash non-percutaneous FACE BOTH nares BOTH eyes face

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.