Allentown, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17 in 1627 W Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18102 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17
- Street
- 1627 W Chew Street
- City
- Allentown
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18102
- On-site location
- operating room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
performing duties as RN
What happened
stuck in right index finger by surgeon with contaminated suture needle during surgical procedure
Injury or illness
needlestick finger(s) right
Object or substance involved
suture needle
Summary line
needlestick finger(s) right; suture needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- registered nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 705
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 885,756
- EIN
- 231689692
- Establishment ID
- 1124415
- Employer case #
- 2025-0765
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 09:07
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-12
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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