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OSHA Injury Report: Ephrata Community Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ephrata Community Hospital in 169 Martin Ave, Ephrata, PA 17522 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse Acute Care Float.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ephrata Community Hospital
Parent company
Wellspan Health
Street
169 Martin Ave
City
Ephrata
State
PA
ZIP
17522
On-site location
ECH Medical unit- Room 2302-W

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Giving intramuscular injection to patient

What happened

Employee states that while removing a needle from a patient 's arm they punctured their right hand with the dirty needle.

Injury or illness

BBP - Needlestick Sharp Hand right

Object or substance involved

Dirty used 25 gauge IM needle

Summary line

Employee states that while removing a needle from a patient 's arm they punctured their right hand with the dirty needle.

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse Acute Care Float
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
955
Total hours worked
1336842
EIN
231370484
Establishment ID
603877
Employer case #
S2025-044

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
12:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13FEB26:21:36:00

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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.