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OSHA Injury Report: Lancaster General Health, LGH Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lancaster General Health, LGH Hospital in 555 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sTERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lancaster General Health, LGH Hospital
Parent company
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Street
555 N. Duke Street
City
Lancaster
State
PA
ZIP
17602
On-site location
STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

While working with a decontaminated tray a sharp corner punctured my glove causing a superficial scratch As far as I know the tray revealed no visible contamination with blood or other bodily fluids The injury itself was a small superficial cut ex

What happened

While working with a decontaminated tray a sharp corner punctured my glove causing a superficial scratch As far as I know the tray revealed no visible contamination with blood or other bodily fluids The injury itself was a small superficial cut ex

Injury or illness

Laceration Thumb Sharp corner of decontamination tray scratched employee s left thumb

Object or substance involved

gloves

Summary line

While working with a decontaminated tray a sharp corner punctured my glove causing a superficial scratch As far as I know the tray revealed no visible contamination with blood or other bodily fluids The injury itself was a small superficial cut ex

Employee and industry

Job description
STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
7421
Total hours worked
10706879
EIN
231365353
Establishment ID
942703
Employer case #
BAM-005278

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
0:00
Time of incident
10:20
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10FEB2025:17:33:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.