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OSHA Injury Report: WEST PENN HOSPITAL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at WEST PENN HOSPITAL in 4800 FRIENDSHIP AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15224 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technologist I in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
WEST PENN HOSPITAL
Parent company
ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK
Street
4800 FRIENDSHIP AVENUE
City
PITTSBURGH
State
PA
ZIP
15224
On-site location
OperatingRoom

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Reloading [REDACTED] [REDACTED] with a tie for closure

What happened

Needle puncture to first finger during suture reloading

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Needle puncture to first finger during suture reloading

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Technologist I
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2241
Total hours worked
3279304
Establishment ID
215677
Employer case #
61

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28FEB26:03:08:00

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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.