LEHIGHTON, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: ST LUKES LEHIGHTON HOSPITAL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at ST LUKES LEHIGHTON HOSPITAL in 211 NORTH 12TH STREET, LEHIGHTON, PA 18235 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was certified protection officer in healthcare.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- ST LUKES LEHIGHTON HOSPITAL
- Parent company
- ST LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
- Street
- 211 NORTH 12TH STREET
- City
- LEHIGHTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18235
- On-site location
- SECURE HOLDING
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
RESPONDING TO ASSIST WITH PATIENT
What happened
[REDACTED] CALLED ON RADIO TO REQUEST THAT SECURITY RESPOND TO THE UNIT TO ASSIST THEM UPON ARRIVAL CLINICAL [REDACTED] INFORMED EMPLOYEE THAT THE RESTRAINED PATIENT INSIDE SECURE HOLDING IS AGITATED CLINICAL [REDACTED] INFORMED EMPLOYEE THE PATIENT WILL BE GIVEN AN INJECTION UPON ENTERING THE ROOM THE PATIENT STARTED TO SWING HIS ARMS AND HEAD MAKING THREATS TO HEAD BUTT AND BITE CLINICAL [REDACTED] PLACED A SPIT HOOD ON THE PATIENT HOWEVER HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT OFF WHILE ASSISTING CLINICAL [REDACTED] HOLD THE PATIENT DOWN ONTO THE BED HE SPIT DIRECTLY INTO EMPLOYEES FACE
Injury or illness
EXPOSURE TO BODILY FLUID
Object or substance involved
PATIENT SPIT IN FACE
Summary line
BODILY FLUID EXPOSURE FACE PATIENT [REDACTED]
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CERTIFIED PROTECTION OFFICER
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 622110: HEALTHCARE
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 260
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 421,703
- EIN
- 231352213
- Establishment ID
- 1336700
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 17:53
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-25
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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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