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OSHA Injury Report: Palmetto General Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Palmetto General Hospital in 2001 W 68th ST, Hialeah, FL 33016 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Palmetto General Hospital
Parent company
Healthcare Systems of America
Street
2001 W 68th ST
City
Hialeah
State
FL
ZIP
33016
On-site location
Wound Care Center

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Cleaning work station

What happened

It happened with last patient It seems that piece of scalpel broke and got stuck under a piece of gauze covering paper. When the employee picked it up they accidentally pricked the palmar side of right index finger

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

Scalpel

Summary line

Puncture wound with scalpel on right hand palmar

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1427
Total hours worked
1273962
EIN
995002378
Establishment ID
1419094
Employer case #
16

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:55
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:18:20:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.