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OSHA Injury Report: UPMC Altoona

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at UPMC Altoona in 620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN Staff Nurse BSN in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
UPMC Altoona
Parent company
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Street
620 Howard Avenue
City
Altoona
State
PA
ZIP
16601
On-site location
Patient's Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Giving pt a heparin shot

What happened

Went to slide guard and stuck thumb

Injury or illness

Thumb Left Needle Stick

Object or substance involved

305945 SYRINGE TB SAFETY W PERM NDL 1ML 27G X 5IN 100 B

Summary line

L thumb NPW giving the patient Heparin shot

Employee and industry

Job description
RN Staff Nurse BSN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1792
Total hours worked
2584708
EIN
231352155
Establishment ID
185037
Employer case #
85

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
12:55
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:17:29:00

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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.