ALLENTOWN, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: ST LUKES SACRED HEART HOSPITAL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at ST LUKES SACRED HEART HOSPITAL in 421 CHEW ST, ALLENTOWN, PA 18102 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nutrition services aide in healthcare.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- ST LUKES SACRED HEART HOSPITAL
- Parent company
- ST LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
- Street
- 421 CHEW ST
- City
- ALLENTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18102
- On-site location
- WALK IN REFRIGERATOR
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
RESTOCKING [REDACTED]
What happened
WHILE FILLING BEVERAGE COOLER EMPLOYEE KNEELED DOWN TO FILL LOWER SHELF IN REFRIGERATOR WHEN FINISHED SHE STOOD UP AND HIT HER BACK ON THE ALUMINUM TRAY REST CAUSING PAIN AND BRUISING EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND WAS SEEN BY PHYSICIAN
Injury or illness
LOW BACK PAIN BACK CONTUSION
Object or substance involved
ALUMINUM TRAY REST
Summary line
BACK CONTUSION LOW BACK PAIN FROM STRIKING BACK ON METAL TRAY REST WHILE STOCKING LOWER SHELVES OF REFRIGERATOR
Employee and industry
- Job description
- NUTRITION SERVICES AIDE
- SOC code
- 31-9099: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110: HEALTHCARE
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 684
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,081,333
- EIN
- 231352213
- Establishment ID
- 1336706
- Employer case #
- 16
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 10:00
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- 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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