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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 registered Nurse 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
OR Room 4

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Team Member was Circulating in the OR for a patient case

What happened

While transferring a supine patient from the OR stretcher to the the OR Bed into a prone position for surgery a neuromonitoring needle which was in the patient s leg fell out and punctured Team Member s ring middle finger

Injury or illness

Needlestick to right middle finger

Object or substance involved

Neuromonitoring Needle

Summary line

Needlestick to right middle finger Neuromonitoring Needle

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
1181
Total hours worked
1771294
EIN
221487576
Establishment ID
1515056
Employer case #
25-62872

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:40
Time of incident
8:00
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.