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OSHA Injury Report: Lehigh Valley Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lehigh Valley Hospital in 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Street
1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd
City
Allentown
State
PA
ZIP
18103
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 RN

What happened

administering heparin needle to patient

Injury or illness

needlestick hand right

Object or substance involved

heparin needle

Summary line

needlestick hand right; heparin 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
11969
Total hours worked
14201579
EIN
231689692
Establishment ID
1124425
Employer case #
2024-1330

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
21:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
25FEB2025:15:28:00

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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.