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OSHA Injury Report: *Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at *Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park in 60 Township Line Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
*Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park
Parent company
Einstein Healthcare Network
Street
60 Township Line Rd
City
Elkins Park
State
PA
ZIP
19027
On-site location
EMCEP 1 West RM 106-1

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was administering heparin injection to a patient the patient flinched back causing used needle to come out of skin and sticking employee in hand with used needle.

What happened

Employee was administering heparin injection to a patient the patient flinched back causing used needle to come out of skin and sticking employee in hand with used needle.

Injury or illness

*Contact With Contaminated Hypodermic Needle Left Hand

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Employee was administering heparin injection to a patient the patient flinched back causing used needle to come out of skin and sticking employee in hand with used needle.

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1269
Total hours worked
1243834
EIN
231396794
Establishment ID
981254
Employer case #
ELKN-2023-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:00:00.000
Submitted
12FEB24:23:47:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.