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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 pHLEBOTOMIST 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

DRAWING [REDACTED] LABS

What happened

When EE removed the needle from the patients arm after completing morning labs they began the safety procedure to dispose of the needle and stuck themselves with the needle in the back of their right hand Injuries reported are a puncture wound fro

Injury or illness

Puncture Right Hand Needle stick needle

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

When EE removed the needle from the patients arm after completing morning labs they began the safet

Employee and industry

Job description
PHLEBOTOMIST
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
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 #
8011

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
3:49
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.