Towanda, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital in Towanda, PA 18848 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was emergency Services Tech Ii in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital
- Parent company
- Robert Packer Hospital
- Street
- 91 Hospital Drive
- City
- Towanda
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18848
- On-site location
- RPH/TMH Emergency Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Emptying the garbage
What happened
per emp-around [REDACTED] was taking the garbage out of the garbage can and felt a prick looked down and noticed a needle sticking out of the trash bag
Injury or illness
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Puncture abdomen
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Puncture abdomen
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Emergency Services Tech Ii
- SOC code
- 29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 262
- Total hours worked
- 574897
- Establishment ID
- 1076321
- Employer case #
- 9137800
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 11:00
- Time of incident
- 18:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 16JAN26:20:32:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.