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Wilkes Barre, PA —

OSHA Injury Report: Wilkes Barre

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Wilkes Barre in 220 Highland Park Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was sushi Prep Cook in retail Supermarkets.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wilkes Barre
Parent company
Wegmans Food Markets Inc
Street
220 Highland Park Blvd
City
Wilkes Barre
State
PA
ZIP
18702
On-site location
Sushi

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
25

Before the incident

Making rice for Sushi

What happened

Employee States: The employee was putting the pot in the rice cooker. The pot had rice and water in it. The pot slipped out of her hands as she was placing it into the cooker and she pinched her left index finger between the pot and the cooker.

Injury or illness

Caught In On Between

Object or substance involved

Rice pot slipped out of her hand while placing it into the rice cooker and pinched her finger.

Summary line

Caught In On Between to Left Finger Index caused by Rice pot slipped out of her hand while placing it into the rice cooker and pinched her finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Sushi Prep Cook
SOC code
35-2021 — Food Preparation Workers
NAICS code
445110 — Retail Supermarkets
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
459
Total hours worked
478863
EIN
161309424
Establishment ID
1138792
Employer case #
IN2025020

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
8:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
10FEB26:13:03:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.