OSHA Injury Report: Penn Highlands Huntingdon

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

was dong normal duties when 302 pt in ICU became loud and aggressive

What happened

Patient became loud and aggressive ripping off gown attempt to leave AMA screaming at staff calling staff names. Employee tied to redirect patient. Patient screamed and spit in employees 's face then attempted to hit in the head with fist. patient was then taken down onto bed where they grabbed employee 's wrist with unrestrained hands which had blood coming from IV site that she had just ripped out and dug fingernails deep into left wrist tearing a small chunk of skin out of wrist and several open areas on the hand and wrist.

Injury or illness

BBP exposure from lacerations by combative patient 's fingernails

Object or substance involved

Combative patient

Summary line

BBP EXPOSURE FROM COMBATIVE PATIENT SCRATCHING EE 'S ARM WHILE PT 'S BLOOD WAS ON ARM AND HAND

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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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.