Wilkes-Barre, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Wilkes Barre General Hospital Company, LLC
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Wilkes Barre General Hospital Company, LLC in Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sterile Processing Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Wilkes Barre General Hospital Company, LLC
- Parent company
- Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
- Street
- 575 North River Street
- City
- Wilkes-Barre
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18764
- On-site location
- Sterile Processing
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Loading washer-disinfector with instruments.
What happened
Accidentally stuck with sharp point of Backhaus towel clamp that was protruding out of the instrument basket.
Injury or illness
Puncture to palm of right hand.
Object or substance involved
Backhaus towel clamp.
Summary line
Stuck by towel clamp while loading washer-disinfector
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sterile Processing Tech
- SOC code
- 31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 838
- Total hours worked
- 1571661
- EIN
- 263632648
- Establishment ID
- 1465292
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:04
- Time of incident
- 11:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 11FEB26:12:42:00
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.