OSHA Injury Report: ST LUKES PENN FOUNDATION

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

DISPOSING INSULIN NEEDLE

What happened

SUPPORTING A RESIDENT WITH MEDICATIONS THIS AFTERNOON WHICH INCLUDED THE RESIDENT SELF ADMINISTERING AN INSULIN INJECTION AFTER THE RESIDENT WAS FINISHED THEY GAVE EMPLOYEE THE INSULIN PEN BACK BUT HAD NOT TAKEN THE NEEDLE OFF AND DISPOSED OF IT INTO THE SHARPS CONTAINER BEFORE HANDING IT TO EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE WAS THEN PRICKED WITH THE USED NEEDLE AFTER THE RESIDENT USED IT PRICKED ON EMPLOYEES FINGER WITH A NOVOFINE PLUS THIRTY TWO GAUGE NEEDLE THAT THE RESIDENT USED TO SELF ADMINISTER OZEMPIC EMPLOYEE WENT TO ST LUKES UPPER BUCKS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LAB WORK WAS TAKEN AND THE RESIDENT WAS ALSO GIVEN A LAB SLIP AND GETTING BLOOD DRAWN [REDACTED] REGARDING SAME

Injury or illness

NEEDLESTICK LEFT INDEX FINGER

Object or substance involved

NEEDLESTICK

Summary line

SIGNIFICANT BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE NEEDLESTICK LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM DISPOSING NEEDLE

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.