Willoughby, OH ·
OSHA Injury Report: Lake Health West
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Lake Health West in 36000 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was LPN Inpatient I in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Lake Health West
- Parent company
- University Hospitals
- Street
- 36000 Euclid Ave
- City
- Willoughby
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44094
- On-site location
- PATIENT CARE AREA
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
DISPOSING OF USED CATHETER INTO SHARPS CONTAINER
What happened
REMOVING PATIENTS IV FROM LEFT ARM AND PUT IN THE SHARPS CONTAINER. AS THE CONTAINER FLIPPED IT CAUSED PLASTIC CATHETER TO SPLATTER BLOOD IN [REDACTED] 'S LEFT EYE LEFT CHEEK AND TIP OF NOSE.
Injury or illness
EXPOSURE TO BODILY FLUID
Object or substance involved
BODILY FLUID
Summary line
REMOVING PATIENTS IV FROM LEFT ARM AND PUT IN THE SHARPS CONTAINER. AS THE CONTAINER FLIPPED IT CAUSED PLASTIC CATHETER TO SPLATTER BLOOD IN [REDACTED] 'S LEFT EYE LEFT CHEEK AND TIP OF NOSE.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- LPN Inpatient I
- SOC code
- 29-2061: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,281
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,149,568
- Establishment ID
- 954129
- Employer case #
- 2025-0084
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 11:20
- Time of incident
- 18:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-09
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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