State College, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Mount Nittany Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, PA 16803 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was wOUND CARE NURSE in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mount Nittany Medical Center
- Parent company
- Mount Nittany Medical Center
- Street
- 155 Wellness Way
- City
- State College
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16803
- On-site location
- PATIENT ROOM 233
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
EMPLOYEE WAS IRRIGATING A PATIENT 'S WOUND.
What happened
EMPLOYEE WAS DISPOSING OF THE SYRINGE IN THE SHARPS BOX AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY STUCK BY A CHEST TUBE NEEDLE THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE SHARPS CONTAINER.
Injury or illness
PUNCTURE TO LEFT THUMB
Object or substance involved
CONTAMINATED NEEDLE
Summary line
LEFT THUMB PUNCTURE CAUSED BY A NEEDLE STICKING OUT OF SHARPS CONTAINER WHEN DISPOSING OF A SYRINGE.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- WOUND CARE NURSE
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 2086
- Total hours worked
- 3299028
- EIN
- 240795682
- Establishment ID
- 818239
- Employer case #
- 24
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 14:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 19FEB26:16:55:00
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.