Melrose Park, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Gottlieb Memorial Hospital-LUHS-IL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital-LUHS-IL in Melrose Park, IL 60160 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse RN LPN LVN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gottlieb Memorial Hospital-LUHS-IL
- Parent company
- Loyola Medicine
- Street
- 701 W. North Ave.
- City
- Melrose Park
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60160
- On-site location
- Surgical Services Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
I was circulating opening supplies that my scrub tech needed open for the surgery.
What happened
Stuck with suture needle while trying to pick up from floor by the needle holder; it slipped from hand sticking employee in right thumb.
Injury or illness
Puncture Including Human Animal Insect Bite Sting Needlesticks
Object or substance involved
Contaminated Needle Stick or Other Contaminated Sharps
Summary line
A dirty used needle holder and suture needle fell on the floor Carefully and with gloves I grabbed the suture holder to pick up the suture but as I lifted up it slipped and the suture needle caught into my right thumb I removed my gloves washed
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Nurse RN LPN LVN
- SOC code
- 29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 917
- Total hours worked
- 1481271
- Establishment ID
- 81003
- Employer case #
- 7800W2520
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 10FEB26:21:32:00
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.