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OSHA Injury Report: PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0078

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR - 0078 in 38600 MEDICAL CTR DR, PALMDALE, CA 93551 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nURSING ASST CERT 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
ICU

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
23
Days restricted or transferred
28

Before the incident

WORKING

What happened

EE STATES BLOCKING CONFUSED PATIENT FROM GRABBING WORKER PATIENT SQUEEZED L HAND PULLING BACK FELT PAIN TO L MIDDLE FINGER

Injury or illness

UPPER EXTREMITIES HAND STRUCK OR INJ BY Injury

Object or substance involved

EE STATES BLOCKING CONFUSED PATIENT FROM GRABBING WORKER PATIENT SQUEEZED L HAND PULLING BACK FELT PAIN TO L MIDDLE FINGER

Summary line

EE STATES BLOCKING CONFUSED PATIENT FROM GRABBING WORKER PATIENT SQUEEZED L HAND PULLING BACK FELT PAIN TO L MIDDLE FINGER

Employee and industry

Job description
NURSING ASST CERT
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
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 #
E4N2859

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:00
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.