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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
Avg employees
1080
Total hours worked
2680706
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
28FEB2025:03:20:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.