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OSHA Injury Report: Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17 in 1627 W Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18102 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was sterile processing technician 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
sterile processing

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

employee performing duties as a sterile processing technician

What happened

bending down to place trays on lower shelf

Injury or illness

sprain strain back upper back area both

Object or substance involved

tray

Summary line

sprain strain back upper back area; tray

Employee and industry

Job description
sterile processing technician
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
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 #
2024-0813

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
12FEB2025:14:31:00

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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.