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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
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

there was a device that was on a table and she backed up and it hit her right forearm

Injury or illness

puncture laceration contaminated lower arm right

Object or substance involved

knife package # AM-22

Summary line

puncture laceration contaminated lower arm right; knife package # AM-22

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 #
2024-1366

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
16:35
Filing year
2024
Submitted
25FEB2025:15:37:00

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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.