Altoona, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: UPMC Altoona
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at UPMC Altoona in Altoona, PA 16601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN Staff Nurse in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- UPMC Altoona
- Parent company
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Street
- 620 Howard Avenue
- City
- Altoona
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16601
- On-site location
- Work Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Gave heparin shot
What happened
Went to discard needle and stuck hand
Injury or illness
Hand Left Needle Stick
Object or substance involved
8881882712 SYRINGE TUBERCULIN SAFETY SYRINGE 27G X half IN
Summary line
L hand NPW disposing of needle stuck
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN Staff Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1792
- Total hours worked
- 2584708
- EIN
- 231352155
- Establishment ID
- 185037
- Employer case #
- 76
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 18:14
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 26FEB26:17:29:00
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.