PALMDALE, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: 078 LANCASTER HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 078 LANCASTER HOSPITAL CORPORATION in 38600 MEDICAL CTR. DR, PALMDALE, CA 93551 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- 078 LANCASTER HOSPITAL CORPORATION
- Parent company
- Universal Health Services, Inc LANCASTER HOSPITAL CORPORATION
- Street
- 38600 MEDICAL CTR. DR
- City
- PALMDALE
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 93551
- On-site location
- TELEMETRY
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
GIVING A PATIENT TWO INSULIN INJECTIONS
What happened
The EE completed giving a patient two insulin injections while holding two used needles in his left hand As he attempted to engage the safety cap on one of these needles he accidentally stuck his right index finger The EE suffered a puncture wou
Injury or illness
Puncture Right Finger s Needle stick A used insulin needle
Object or substance involved
A used insulin needle
Summary line
The EE completed giving a patient two insulin injections while holding two used needles in his left
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 1,080
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 2,680,706
- EIN
- 953565954
- Establishment ID
- 1354928
- Employer case #
- 8279
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 21:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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