Indianapolis, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Indianapolis Orthopaedic Hospital
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at Indianapolis Orthopaedic Hospital in Indianapolis, IN 46278 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was certified Surgical Technologist in orthopedic hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Indianapolis Orthopaedic Hospital
- Parent company
- Indianapolis Orthopaedic Hospital
- Street
- 8400 Northwest Boulevard
- City
- Indianapolis
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46278
- On-site location
- OIH Main - Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
Clearing clogged suction during surgery.
What happened
Worker clearing clogged suction with disposable stylet and it was not unclogging. Attempted to flush suction device with saline syringe but connection failed causing device to splash saline in face causing bloodborne pathogen exposure.
Injury or illness
Splash of dirty saline to face eyes.
Object or substance involved
Dirty saline.
Summary line
Worker clearing clogged suction with disposable stylet and it was not unclogging. Attempted to flush suction device with saline syringe but connection failed causing device to splash saline in face causing bloodborne pathogen exposure.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622310 — Orthopedic hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 596
- Total hours worked
- 1207586
- EIN
- 470933538
- Establishment ID
- 229872
- Employer case #
- 30
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:53
- Time of incident
- 11:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 18FEB26:18:19:00
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.