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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 security Guard 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
Crisis Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2
Days restricted or transferred
83

Before the incident

The employee was sitting at the security desk monitoring patients in the crisis area of the [REDACTED]

What happened

A patient became agitated and crossed the red line to the security desk grabbing her by the hair and injuring her neck.

Injury or illness

Neck Strain

Object or substance involved

Combative patient

Summary line

A patient became agitated and crossed the red line to the security desk grabbing the security officer by her hair and injuring her neck

Employee and industry

Job description
Security Guard
SOC code
33-9032 — Security Guards
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 #
46

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:16:30:00

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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.