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PALMDALE, CA —

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

ADMINISTERING MEDICATION

What happened

EE administered needle to patient as the EE was removing the needle they stuck themselves with it on their left hand pointer finger Injury reported was a needle puncture to left pointer finger

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Finger s Needle stick Needle stick

Object or substance involved

Needle stick

Summary line

EE administered needle to patient as the EE was removing the needle they stuck themselves with it o

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 #
7812

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
20:55
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.