Loxahatchee, FL —
OSHA Injury Report: Palms West Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, FL 33470 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was env Svc Assoc in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Palms West Hospital
- Parent company
- HCA
- Street
- 13001 Southern Blvd
- City
- Loxahatchee
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33470
- On-site location
- Emergency Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Emptying the trash
What happened
Improper disposed dirty needle Contaminated needle in trash bag caused injury to employees
Injury or illness
Contaminated needle stick injury
Object or substance involved
Contaminated needle
Summary line
Needle stick injury
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Env Svc Assoc
- SOC code
- 37-2012 — Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1081
- Total hours worked
- 17040844
- EIN
- 611250744
- Establishment ID
- 804219
- Employer case #
- V37940-21
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 12JAN26:17:35:00
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.