Merrillville, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Merrillville Care Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Merrillville Care Center in 8800 Virginia Place, Merrillville, IN 46410 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was LPN in nursing Care Facility.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Merrillville Care Center
- Parent company
- Brickyard, Inc.
- Street
- 8800 Virginia Place
- City
- Merrillville
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46410
- On-site location
- Merrillville Care Center
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Per the reporter the employee had put the needle in her pocket aftergiving ensulin to a resident to dispose of later and when the employeewent to restroom she felt the needle in her pocket and it poked her in theright palm and right index finger.
What happened
Per the reporter the employee had put the needle in her pocket aftergiving ensulin to a resident to dispose of later and when the employeewent to restroom she felt the needle in her pocket and it poked her in theright palm and right index finger.
Injury or illness
Needlestick right hand
Object or substance involved
Needlestick
Summary line
Per the reporter the employee had put the needle in her pocket aftergiving ensulin to a resident to dispose of later and when the employeewent to restroom she felt the needle in her pocket and it poked her in theright palm and right index finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- LPN
- SOC code
- 29-2061: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- NAICS code
- 623110: Nursing Care Facility
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 164
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 213,245
- EIN
- 260561392
- Establishment ID
- 1531269
- Employer case #
- OEz6lu9xR
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-02
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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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