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OSHA Injury Report: GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL in 400 Highland Avenue, Lewistown, PA 17044 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL
Parent company
Geisigner Lewistown Hospital - Geisinger Health
Street
400 Highland Avenue
City
Lewistown
State
PA
ZIP
17044
On-site location
Oncology Department 5th Floor Wing A Room 5134W

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Giving Patient Injection

What happened

After giving patient injection employee pulled needle out of patient & stuck Left Thumb.

Injury or illness

Left Thumb Puncture

Object or substance involved

Dirty Needle

Summary line

After giving patient injection employee pulled needle out of patient & stuck Left Thumb - Left Thumb Puncture.

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1070
Total hours worked
1620450
EIN
231352187
Establishment ID
217299
Employer case #
1E01E01536

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:35:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:21:08:00

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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.