W. PALM BEACH, FL ·
OSHA Injury Report: 033 WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC-WELLINGTON MED CENTER
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 033 WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC-WELLINGTON MED CENTER in 10101 FOREST HILL BLVD., W. PALM BEACH, FL 33414 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was phlebotomist in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Universal Health Services, Inc WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC-WELLINGTON MED CENTER
- Street
- 10101 FOREST HILL BLVD.
- City
- W. PALM BEACH
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33414
- On-site location
- 2 NORTH
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
PUTTING A USED NEEDLE IN THE CONTAINER
What happened
EE states she was giving blood to a patient and when she was putting the used needle in the container she poked her right index finger with the used butterfly needle. EE reports it punctured deep. EE possibly exposed to source patient blood. Source
Injury or illness
Puncture Right Finger(s) Needle stick BUTTERFLY NEEDLE
Object or substance involved
BUTTERFLY NEEDLE
Summary line
EE states she was giving blood to a patient and when she was putting the used needle in the container she poked her right index finger with the used butterfly needle. EE reports it punctured deep. EE possibly exposed to source patient blood. Source
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PHLEBOTOMIST
- SOC code
- 31-9097: Phlebotomists
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,204
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 3,281,564
- EIN
- 232306491
- Establishment ID
- 1128175
- Employer case #
- 79822
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 13:00
- Time of incident
- 15:34
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-15
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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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