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OSHA Injury Report: Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17 in 1627 W Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18102 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17
Street
1627 W Chew Street
City
Allentown
State
PA
ZIP
18102
On-site location
patient room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

performing duties as medical assistant

What happened

punctured left thumb with contaminated needle

Injury or illness

needlestick left thumb

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

needlestick left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
medical assistant
SOC code
31-9092 — Medical Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
427
Total hours worked
854284
EIN
231689692
Establishment ID
1124415
Employer case #
2023-1328

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
14:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:19:53:00

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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.