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OSHA Injury Report: PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0078

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0078 in PALMDALE, CA 93551 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Establishment
PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0078
Parent company
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES
Street
38600 MEDICAL CTR DR
City
PALMDALE
State
CA
ZIP
93551
On-site location
ROOM 27 IN THE EMERGENCY DEPT
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

LOCKING AND CLOSING THE NEEDLE

NEEDLE STICK GAVE PATIENT AN IM INJECTION LOCKED AND CLOSED NEEDLE BROUGHT DOWN TO SIDE AND SOMEHOW PUNCTURED RIGHT THIGH

LOWER EXTREMITIES THIGH CUT PUNCTURE Injury

NEEDLE STICK GAVE PATIENT AN IM INJECTION LOCKED AND CLOSED NEEDLE BROUGHT DOWN TO SIDE AND SOMEHOW PUNCTURED RIGHT THIGH

NEEDLE STICK GAVE PATIENT AN IM INJECTION LOCKED AND CLOSED NEEDLE BROUGHT DOWN TO SIDE AND SOMEHOW PUNCTURED RIGHT THIGH

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1193
Total hours worked
3104081
EIN
953565954
Establishment ID
1516153
Employer case #
E4J6269
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:23:51:00

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.