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OSHA Injury Report: Wilkes Barre General Hospital Company, LLC

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Wilkes Barre General Hospital Company, LLC in 575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sterile Processing Tech 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
Sterile Processing

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Loading washer-disinfector with instruments.

What happened

Accidentally stuck with sharp point of Backhaus towel clamp that was protruding out of the instrument basket.

Injury or illness

Puncture to palm of right hand.

Object or substance involved

Backhaus towel clamp.

Summary line

Stuck by towel clamp while loading washer-disinfector

Employee and industry

Job description
Sterile Processing Tech
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
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 #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:04
Time of incident
11:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
11FEB26:12:42:00

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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.