BETHLEHEM, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: STAR COMMUNITY HEALTH
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at STAR COMMUNITY HEALTH in BETHLEHEM, PA 18017 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sIGNIFICANT BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE LEFT FINGER NEEDLESTICK in hEALTHCARE.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- STAR COMMUNITY HEALTH
- Parent company
- ST LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
- Street
- 510 E BROAD STREET
- City
- BETHLEHEM
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18017
- On-site location
- MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE OPERATIONS
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
GIVING VACCINE
What happened
MEDICAL ASSISTANT STATED AFTER SHE WAS GIVING PATIENT HER VACCINE WENT TO SWIPE THE NEEDLE CLOSE AND POKED FINGER WITH A TWENTY FIVE GAUGE SAFETY HYPODERMIC NEEDLE
Injury or illness
SIGNIFICANT BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE LEFT FINGER NEEDLESTICK
Object or substance involved
NEEDLESTICK
Summary line
SIGNIFICANT BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE LEFT FINGER NEEDLESTICK
Employee and industry
- Job description
- SIGNIFICANT BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE LEFT FINGER NEEDLESTICK
- SOC code
- 29-2031 — Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110 — HEALTHCARE
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 288
- Total hours worked
- 471260
- EIN
- 232380812
- Establishment ID
- 1336707
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:49
- Time of incident
- 11:19
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 23JAN26:19:13:00
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.