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OSHA Injury Report: Penn Highlands Elk

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Penn Highlands Elk in St Marys, PA 15857 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pHLEBOTOMISTSECRETARY in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Penn Highlands Elk
Parent company
Elk Regional Health Center DBA Penn Highlands Elk
Street
763 Johnsonburg Road
City
St Marys
State
PA
ZIP
15857
On-site location
MED SURG
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Drawing a patient 's blood.

Employee was bent over drawing a patient 's blood work when they went to stand up felt a pop and a pinch in their lower left back causing pain back buttocks and down left leg.

Strain to lower back

Body mechanics while drawing blood

STRAIN TO LOWER BACK AFTER STANDING UP FROM TAKING BLOOD

Job description
PHLEBOTOMISTSECRETARY
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
301
Total hours worked
333346
EIN
250585280
Establishment ID
978046
Employer case #
PHE-5
Date of incident
Submitted
11FEB24:23:56:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.