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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 BSN 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
Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was giving a heparin injection to a patient.

What happened

The patient moved his arm forcefully causing the needle to dislodge and graze employee right palm below the thumb.

Injury or illness

Puncture to right palm

Object or substance involved

Vanishpoint retractable needle

Summary line

Scratch to right hand when a needle dislodged from a patient hand 's and grazed his palm.

Employee and industry

Job description
Weekend BSN
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
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 #
2023-00064

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:11:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08FEB24:19:54:00

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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.