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OSHA Injury Report: WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital in 112 N 7th Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sterile Processing Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
Parent company
WellSpan Health
Street
112 N 7th Street
City
Chambersburg
State
PA
ZIP
17201
On-site location
Sterile Processing Decontamination

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was moving a dirty tray to the sink

What happened

Employee states that she was moving a dirty tray in decontamination over to sink on top of tray was a blue cloth towel with screws and drill parts on top. Employee went to grab instruments on top and one punctured through her glove on right ring finger.

Injury or illness

Finger(s) - Right: BBP - NEEDLESTICK SHARP

Object or substance involved

Dirty instrument

Summary line

Right ring finger- Dirty instrument puncture: Dirt

Employee and industry

Job description
Sterile Processing Technician
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1900
Total hours worked
2822370
EIN
230465970
Establishment ID
688432
Employer case #
9/20/2023

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
18:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
14FEB24:20:18:00

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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.