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OSHA Injury Report: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 1000 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90509 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was privacy Case in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Parent company
County of Los Angeles
Street
1000 West Carson Street
City
Torrance
State
CA
ZIP
90509
On-site location
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Surgical Procedures

What happened

EE reports while working in OR was closing a thoracotomy w large wire suture needle & punctured right 2nd digit. Reports was wearing single pair of gloves. States washed hands w soap & water x2-3min then wiped area w Avagard & then wiped w chlorhexid

Injury or illness

Sharps Injury - Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure

Object or substance involved

used suture needle

Summary line

Needlestick Sharps BBP of Right Index Finger by due to used suture needle

Employee and industry

Job description
Privacy Case
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
4459
Total hours worked
9274720
Establishment ID
324291
Employer case #
26004830B

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
2:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:17:04:00

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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.