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OSHA Injury Report: GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDIC

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDIC in 1000 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was pATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN I in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDIC
Parent company
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center - Geisinger Health
Street
1000 East Mountain Boulevard
City
Wilkes Barre
State
PA
ZIP
18711
On-site location
6th Floor East Room 645 Bedside

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Sitting 1:1 with Patient

What happened

When sitting 1:1 patient got out of bed approached & punched employee all over Body

Injury or illness

Left Upper Arm Contusion

Object or substance involved

Combative Patient

Summary line

When sitting 1:1 patient got out of bed approached & punched employee all over Body - Left Upper Arm Contusion

Employee and industry

Job description
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN I
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2723
Total hours worked
4351304
EIN
231996150
Establishment ID
217133
Employer case #
1E01E01541

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:15:25:00

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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.