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OSHA Injury Report: PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0078

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0078 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
PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0078
Parent company
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES
Street
38600 MEDICAL CTR DR
City
PALMDALE
State
CA
ZIP
93551
On-site location
EMERGENCY DEPT

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

STARTING AN IV

What happened

WORKER WAS STARTING AN IV AS SHE WAS TAKING NEEDLE OUT BLOOD WENT INTO HER MOUTH

Injury or illness

HEAD MOUTH ABSORB INGEST Injury

Object or substance involved

WORKER WAS STARTING AN IV AS SHE WAS TAKING NEEDLE OUT BLOOD WENT INTO HER MOUTH

Summary line

WORKER WAS STARTING AN IV AS SHE WAS TAKING NEEDLE OUT BLOOD WENT INTO HER MOUTH

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
1193
Total hours worked
3104081
EIN
953565954
Establishment ID
1516153
Employer case #
E4N4930

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
3:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:23:51:00

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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.