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OSHA Injury Report: Ephrata Community Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Ephrata Community Hospital in Ephrata, PA 17522 resulted in days away from work. Employee was histotechnologist II.

Establishment
Ephrata Community Hospital
Parent company
Wellspan Health
Street
169 Martin Ave
City
Ephrata
State
PA
ZIP
17522
On-site location
Histology
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11
Days restricted or transferred
88

Cover slipping slides and another task the employee could not recall before she walked back to the portion of the lab where the reagents were being transferred between containers.

Employee was walking and does not look down when she walks. Employee had the [REDACTED] EX Prep on a slow run transfer from on container to the next to avoid bubbles. They did other tasks while the container was filling and the container overflowed. Employ

Chemical Exposure Contusion Arm - Lower Back - Upper Hand Head - Other Soft Facial Tissue Leg - Upper Thigh

Lynette hit the floor when she fell. She also came in contact with the chemical EZ Prep when she laid on the floor

Employee was walking and does not look down when she walks. Employee had the [REDACTED] EX Prep on a slow run transfer from on container to the next to avoid bubbles. They did other tasks while the container was filling and the container overflowed. Emplo

Job description
Histotechnologist II
SOC code
19-1042 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
955
Total hours worked
1336842
EIN
231370484
Establishment ID
603877
Employer case #
S2025-027
Date of incident
Shift started
5:55
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13FEB26:21:36:00

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.