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OSHA Injury Report: Wilkes Barre Hospital Company, LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Wilkes Barre Hospital Company, LLC in 575 North River Street, Wilkes Barre, PA 188E6 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Care Tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wilkes Barre Hospital Company, LLC
Parent company
Commonwealth Health Services
Street
575 North River Street
City
Wilkes Barre
State
PA
ZIP
188E6
On-site location
Medical Surgical Department - 4East

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2
Days restricted or transferred
34

Before the incident

The employee was transferring patients from [REDACTED] to the [REDACTED] multiple times

What happened

The employee developed pain in her neck after moving a patient who weighted over 300 pounds in a bed

Injury or illness

Bilateral Cervical Strain Trapezius Strain

Object or substance involved

Transferring patients

Summary line

Employee was moving patients from one floor to another floor and injured her neck with a heavier patient

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Care Tech
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1106
Total hours worked
1658364
EIN
263632648
Establishment ID
956924
Employer case #
39

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:16:25:00

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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.