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OSHA Injury Report: Cape Canaveral Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Cape Canaveral Hospital in 701 W. Cocoa Beach Cswy, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN BSN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cape Canaveral Hospital
Parent company
Health First Inc
Street
701 W. Cocoa Beach Cswy
City
Cocoa Beach
State
FL
ZIP
32931
On-site location
MICu Patient Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

RN administered heparin subcu injection to the patient.

What happened

RN administered heparin subcu injection to the patient. Attempted to activate needle safety closure device safety device did not engage RN was stuck with needle on left first finger. RN immediately washed hands and squeezed blood out of puncture site for about 3 minutes

Injury or illness

Activating needle safety closure device safety device did not engage RN was stuck with needle on left first finger

Object or substance involved

Heparin Needle

Summary line

Activating [REDACTED] safety closure device safety device did not engage RN was stuck with [REDACTED] on left first finger

Employee and industry

Job description
RN BSN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
729
Total hours worked
1130666
EIN
592477479
Establishment ID
478452
Employer case #
NA-2025-3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:30
Time of incident
20:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03MAR26:00:05:00

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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.