Danville, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL
Poisoning · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a poisoning at GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL in 100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822 resulted in days away from work. Employee was department chair in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL
- Parent company
- Geisinger Medical Center - Geisinger Health
- Street
- 100 North Academy Avenue
- City
- Danville
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17822
- On-site location
- Abigail Pavilion Operating Department 2nd Floor Room 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Poisoning (code 4)
Before the incident
Performing Microsurgical Anastomosis
What happened
Performing Surgery Scissors were dropped during instrument pass & struck employee 's
Injury or illness
Left Upper Leg Puncture
Object or substance involved
Scissors
Summary line
Performing Surgery Scissors were dropped during instrument pass & struck employee 's - Left Upper Leg Puncture.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- DEPARTMENT CHAIR
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 6,490
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 10,327,364
- EIN
- 240795959
- Establishment ID
- 217060
- Employer case #
- 1E01E01531
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 14:00
- 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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