Huntingdon, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Penn Highlands Huntingdon in Huntingdon, PA 16652 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Penn Highlands Huntingdon
- Parent company
- J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital DBA Penn Highlands Huntingdon
- Street
- 1225 Warm Springs Avenue
- City
- Huntingdon
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16652
- On-site location
- AC-1 Unit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
injecting heparin subq into patient 's abdomen
What happened
Subcutaneous needle was inserted into patient 's abdomen with RN holding skin fold while injecting heparin. Patient unexpectedly moved took a deep belly breath which made the needle dislodge and scrap left thumb of RN. Pin prick size abrasion observed.
Injury or illness
Needle stick to left thumb
Object or substance involved
sub Q needle
Summary line
NEEDLESTICK TO LEFT THUMB WHILE GIVING HEPARIN INJ PT MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 381
- Total hours worked
- 440043
- EIN
- 231352159
- Establishment ID
- 978064
- Employer case #
- PHHD-2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Submitted
- 12FEB24:01:08:00
Source
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.