Wilkes Barre, PA · 2023-12-21

OSHA Injury Report: GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDIC

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2023-12-21, an injury at GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDIC in 1000 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was ambulatory surgical technologist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDIC
Parent company: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center - Geisinger Health
Street: 1000 East Mountain Boulevard
City: Wilkes Barre
State: PA
ZIP: 18711
On-site location: Outpatient Surgery Center Operating Department 1st Floor Room 3

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Other recordable case (code 4)
Type: Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Assisting with Surgery

What happened

Assisting with Surgery employee went to put cap on needle stuck finger

Injury or illness

Left Index Finger Puncture

Object or substance involved

Dirty Needle

Summary line

Assisting with Surgery employee went to put cap on needle stuck finger - Left Index Finger Puncture

Employee and industry

Job description: AMBULATORY SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
SOC code: 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
NAICS code: 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 2,723
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 4,351,304
EIN: 231996150
Establishment ID: 217133
Employer case #: 1E01E01544

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-12-21
Shift started: 06:30
Time of incident: 00:30
Filing year: 2023
Submitted to OSHA: 2024-02-29

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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