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 registered nurse 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
- INFUSION SERVICES
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
PICKED UP THE FIRST PLASTIC PIECE AND FELT A SMALL STICK TO MY POINTER FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND
What happened
WMPLOYEE NOTED TWO GRAY SMALL PLASTIC PIECES ON THE TOP OF MOUNTED SHARPS CONTAINER IN BAY TWO I PICKED UP THE FIRST PLASTIC PIECE AND FELT A SMALL STICK TO MY POINTER FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND PLASTIC PIECE WAS A GLUCOSE LANCET NOT THE TYPE WE USE AT THE INFUSION CENTER PATIENT IS UNKNOWN UNSURE OF AMOUNT OF TIME PLASTIC PIECES WERE THERE
Injury or illness
LEFT INDEX FINGER SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN NEEDLESTICK
Object or substance involved
PICKED UP THE FIRST PLASTIC PIECE AND FELT A SMALL STICK TO MY POINTER FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND
Summary line
LEFT INDEX FINGER SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN NEEDLESTICK
Employee and industry
- Job description
- REGISTERED NURSE
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: HEALTHCARE
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 213
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 385,964
- EIN
- 231352213
- Establishment ID
- 1336700
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:53
- Time of incident
- 08:30
- 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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