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OSHA Injury Report: Penn Highlands Elk

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Penn Highlands Elk in 763 Johnsonburg Road, St Marys, PA 15857 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lEAD CHARGE RN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Penn Highlands Elk
Parent company
Elk Regional Health Center DBA Penn Highlands Elk
Street
763 Johnsonburg Road
City
St Marys
State
PA
ZIP
15857
On-site location
IMCU

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
106

Before the incident

Employee was doing bedside report

What happened

Employee was assisting with an agitated patient. Patient reached up and grabbed employee 's left hand. Pulled fingers all the way back and would not let go. Other staff had to assist employee with getting fingers out of patient 's hand.

Injury or illness

Strain to left hand and fingers

Object or substance involved

combative patient

Summary line

STRAIN TO LEFT HAND AND FINGERS FROM COMBATIVE PATIENT BENDING BACKWARDS

Employee and industry

Job description
LEAD CHARGE RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
301
Total hours worked
333346
EIN
250585280
Establishment ID
978046
Employer case #
PHE-4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2023
Submitted
11FEB24:23:50:00

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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.