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OSHA Injury Report: Wilkes Barre General Hospital Company, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Wilkes Barre General Hospital Company, LLC in 575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was registered Nurse in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wilkes Barre General Hospital Company, LLC
Parent company
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Street
575 North River Street
City
Wilkes-Barre
State
PA
ZIP
18764
On-site location
Emergency Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
180

Before the incident

Answering call to assist patient who was passing out at a desk in a waiting room.

What happened

Patient slid out of chair and the employee assisted by lifting the patient back into the chair. Felt pain in low back immediately following.

Injury or illness

Low back strain

Object or substance involved

Lifting patient.

Summary line

Low back strain after lifting a patient.

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
838
Total hours worked
1571661
EIN
263632648
Establishment ID
1465292
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:48
Time of incident
18:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
11FEB26:12:38:00

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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.