BETHLEHEM, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: ST LUKES BETHLEHEM HOSPITAL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at ST LUKES BETHLEHEM HOSPITAL in 801 OSTRUM STREET, BETHLEHEM, PA 18015 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient care assistant in healthcare.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- ST LUKES BETHLEHEM HOSPITAL
- Parent company
- ST LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
- Street
- 801 OSTRUM STREET
- City
- BETHLEHEM
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18015
- On-site location
- MED SURG NORTHWEST SEVEN
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
HOLDING PATIENTS ARM
What happened
PATIENT HAS SEVERE DEMENTIA WHEN DOING ADMISSION TO MED SURG SEVEN EMPLOYEE AND TWO NURSES WERE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE WOUND PICTURES FOR PATIENT CHART EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PATIENTS RIGHT ARM DOWN AND THE NURSE WAS HOLDING THE OTHER ARM DOWN AND PATIENT TURNED AND SPIT ON MY FACE AND A LITTLE GOT IN MY EYE
Injury or illness
SIGNIFICANT BODILY FLUID EXPOSURE IN LEFT EYE
Object or substance involved
PATIENT SALIVA
Summary line
SIGNIFICANT BODILY FLUID EXPOSURE SALIVA IN LEFT EYE
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT
- SOC code
- 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110: HEALTHCARE
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 6,678
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 10,153,234
- EIN
- 454394739
- Establishment ID
- 1336694
- Employer case #
- 191
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:37
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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