Greensburg, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Westmoreland Regional Hospital in 532 W. Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg, PA 15601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Westmoreland Regional Hospital
- Parent company
- Excela Health
- Street
- 532 W. Pittsburgh Street
- City
- Greensburg
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15601
- On-site location
- Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was removing a needle from hemostats.
What happened
She realized the cap was not secure and startled herself which caused her to jerk and stick the tip of her left index finger.
Injury or illness
Puncture left index finger.
Object or substance involved
Hypodermic needle
Summary line
Puncture to left index finger when taking a needle off of a hemostat.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Technician
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,661
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 2,695,261
- EIN
- 250965612
- Establishment ID
- 1114309
- Employer case #
- 2023-00044
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:40
- Time of incident
- 12:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-08
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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