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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 registered nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

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

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

performing duties as RN

What happened

stuck in right index finger by surgeon with contaminated suture needle during surgical procedure

Injury or illness

needlestick finger(s) right

Object or substance involved

suture needle

Summary line

needlestick finger(s) right; suture needle

Employee and industry

Job description
registered nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered 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 #
2025-0765

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:07
Filing year
2024
Submitted
12FEB2025:14:27:00

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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.