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OSHA Injury Report: Pennsylvania Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Pennsylvania Hospital in 800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 resulted in days away from work. Employee was gI TECHNICIAN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pennsylvania Hospital
Parent company
Trustees of University of Pennsylvania
Street
800 Spruce Street
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
ZIP
19107
On-site location
A4320-ENDOSCOPY CTR OF PA HOSPITAL

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

On [REDACTED] I was changing the dirty linen when throwing the linen in basket I felt sharp pain in my upper back under the shoulder blade. I told 2 of the nurses I work with was off on [REDACTED] I thought rest would help came in for work on [REDACTED]

What happened

On [REDACTED] I was changing the dirty linen when throwing the linen in basket I felt sharp pain in my upper back under the shoulder blade. I told 2 of the nurses I work with was off on [REDACTED] I thought rest would help came in for work on [REDACTED]

Injury or illness

Strain - Back (Upper) - Upper back strain.

Object or substance involved

Linen Laundry

Summary line

On [REDACTED] I was changing the dirty linen when throwing the linen in basket I felt sharp pain in my upper back under the shoulder blade. I told 2 of the nurses I work with was off on [REDACTED] I thought rest would help came in for work on [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

Job description
GI TECHNICIAN
SOC code
29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3139
Total hours worked
5021629
EIN
311538725
Establishment ID
299698
Employer case #
BAM-004951

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45:00.000
Time of incident
15:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:18:25:00

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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.