Lehighton, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: St. Luke's Carbon Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at St. Luke's Carbon Hospital in 500 St. Luke's Drive, Lehighton, PA 18235 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered CAT scan tech in healthcare.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- St. Luke's Carbon Hospital
- Parent company
- St.Luke's University Health Network
- Street
- 500 St. Luke's Drive
- City
- Lehighton
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18235
- On-site location
- RADIOLOGY
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
XRAY PREPARATION
What happened
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PATIENT TO PUT THE XRAY BOARD UNDERNEATH HER WHEN EMPLOYE WAS STUCK IN THE RIGHT 4TH FINGER WITH A DIRTY NEEDLE THAT WAS UNDER THE PATIENTS LEFT SHOULDER
Injury or illness
BBP EXPOSURE RIGHT 4TH FINGER
Object or substance involved
PATIENT ASSIST
Summary line
NEEDLESTICK RIGHT 4TH FINGER NEEDLE
Employee and industry
- Job description
- REGISTERED CAT SCAN TECH
- SOC code
- 29-2034: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: Healthcare
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 365
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 575,887
- EIN
- 861248931
- Establishment ID
- 1180857
- Employer case #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:49
- Time of incident
- 03:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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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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