Tustin,, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Foothill Regional Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Foothill Regional Medical Center in Tustin,, CA 92780 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Foothill Regional Medical Center
- Parent company
- Prospect Medical Holdings/Alta Hospitals
- Street
- 14662 Newport Ave,
- City
- Tustin,
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 92780
- On-site location
- telemetry unit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Per report nurse was in the process of throwing away need when she stuck herself on the palm of her right hand.
What happened
Per report nurse was in the process of throwing away need when she stuck herself on the palm of her right hand.
Injury or illness
needlestick
Object or substance involved
needlestick
Summary line
Employee states she was trying to insert IV and failed. Employee was trying to get rid of the needle with her left hand causing her to stick the needle into her right hand under the thumb. (Inserting an IV in patient)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 516
- Total hours worked
- 621367
- Establishment ID
- 1169206
- Employer case #
- 170907
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 26FEB24:18:19:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.