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OSHA Injury Report: GEISINGER COMMUNITY MECIAL CENTER

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at GEISINGER COMMUNITY MECIAL CENTER in 1800 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST 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
2nd Floor Operating Room 7

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Disposing of Needle

What happened

When removing needle from syringe needle stuck through cap punctured employees Right Thumb

Injury or illness

Right Thumb Puncture

Object or substance involved

Contaminated Needle

Summary line

When removing needle from syringe needle stuck through cap punctured employees Right Thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Healthcare
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2022
Total hours worked
3217193
EIN
240862246
Establishment ID
1360222
Employer case #
1M01M01397

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
13:00
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.