ALLENTOWN, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: ST LUKES ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at ST LUKES ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL in ALLENTOWN, PA 18104 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pATIENT CARE ASSISTANT in hEALTHCARE.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- ST LUKES ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL
- Parent company
- ST LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
- Street
- 521 CENTRONIA RD
- City
- ALLENTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18104
- On-site location
- OPERATING ROOM TWO
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 14
- Days restricted or transferred
- 79
Before the incident
CLEANING PUDDLES ON WET FLOOR
What happened
CAME INTO OPERATING ROOM TWO AND NOTICED THE CEILING WAS LEAKING WATER FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WHEN TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE PUDDLES OF WATER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED TWICE JERKING LOWER BACK ALSO WHACKED RIGHT HAND ON METAL CASE CART DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT
Injury or illness
STRAIN OF MUSCLE FASCIA AND TENDON OF LOWER BACK
Object or substance involved
WATER ON FLOOR
Summary line
STRAIN OF MUSCLE FASCIA AND TENDON OF LOWER BACK FROM FALLING ON WET FLOOR IN OPERATING ROOM
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT
- SOC code
- 31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110 — HEALTHCARE
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 74
- Total hours worked
- 104174
- EIN
- 231352213
- Establishment ID
- 1336710
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:53
- Time of incident
- 6:05
- 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.