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 respiratory Therapist 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
- Patient's room.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Prepping for a blood draw.
What happened
Employee was trying to perform an ABG blood draw into the patient 's right brachial artery when the patient screamed and threw her arm causing the needle to dislodge and come out sticking the employee.
Injury or illness
Right Middle Finger Dirty needle stick
Object or substance involved
Dirty Needle.
Summary line
Employee was trying to obtain an ABG blood draw on the patient 's Right brachial artery when she screamed and threw her arm up causing the needle to dislodge and come out and puncturing the employee 's Right middle finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Respiratory Therapist
- SOC code
- 29-1126 — Respiratory Therapists
- 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 #
- 61
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:30
- Time of incident
- 15:05
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13FEB26:17:42:00
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.