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OSHA Injury Report: Palisades Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Palisades Medical Center in 7600 River Road, North Bergen, NJ 7047 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was heavy Cleaner in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Palisades Medical Center
Parent company
HMH Hospitals Corporation
Street
7600 River Road
City
North Bergen
State
NJ
ZIP
7047
On-site location
5th Floor

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

routine EVS duties

What happened

Team Member was stuck on his left index finger with a contaminated needle while removing linens

Injury or illness

puncture

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

puncture Needle

Employee and industry

Job description
Heavy Cleaner
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1181
Total hours worked
1771294
EIN
221487576
Establishment ID
1515056
Employer case #
25-63632

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
0:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:17:12:00

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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.