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OSHA Injury Report: Westmoreland Regional Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Westmoreland Regional Hospital in 532 W. Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg, PA 15601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was weekend RN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Parent company
Excela Health
Street
532 W. Pittsburgh Street
City
Greensburg
State
PA
ZIP
15601
On-site location
1D E

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was walking to the sharps container to dispose of the syringe.

What happened

She switched the syringe over to the other hand causing the needle to puncture her left thumb.

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

Lovenox safety syringe

Summary line

Puncture to left thumb when she switched the syringe she used for patient from one hand to the other.

Employee and industry

Job description
Weekend RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1661
Total hours worked
2695261
EIN
250965612
Establishment ID
1114309
Employer case #
2023-00013

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:55:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08FEB24:18:57:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.