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OSHA Injury Report: Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17 in 1627 W Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18102 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was licensed Practical Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17
Street
1627 W Chew Street
City
Allentown
State
PA
ZIP
18102
On-site location
exam room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

performing duties as LPN

What happened

after administering vaccine contaminated needle bent and stuck employee in left pointer finger

Injury or illness

needlestick finger(s) left

Object or substance involved

IM Needle

Summary line

needlestick finger(S) left; IM Needle

Employee and industry

Job description
Licensed Practical Nurse
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
705
Total hours worked
885756
EIN
231689692
Establishment ID
1124415
Employer case #
2024-0256

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
9:10
Filing year
2024
Submitted
12FEB2025:14:23:00

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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.