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OSHA Injury Report: GEISINGER COMMUNITY MECIAL CENTER

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at GEISINGER COMMUNITY MECIAL CENTER in 1800 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN I in healthcare.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GEISINGER COMMUNITY MECIAL CENTER
Parent company
Geisinger Health
Street
1800 Mulberry Street
City
Scranton
State
PA
ZIP
18510
On-site location
Orthopaedics Department Wing D 5th Floor Room 501

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2
Days restricted or transferred
68

Before the incident

Attempting to keep patient in bed

What happened

Attempting to keep patient in bed patient grabbed employees Left Thumb and pulled it back towards hand

Injury or illness

Left Thumb Contusion

Object or substance involved

Combative Patient

Summary line

Attempting to keep patient in bed patient grabbed employees Left Thumb and pulled it back towards hand Left Thumb Contusion

Employee and industry

Job description
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN I
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Healthcare
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2022
Total hours worked
3217193
EIN
240862246
Establishment ID
1360222
Employer case #
1M01M01391

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:19:26:00

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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.