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OSHA Injury Report: 033 WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC-WELLINGTON MED CENTER

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 033 WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC-WELLINGTON MED CENTER in 10101 FOREST HILL BLVD., W. PALM BEACH, FL 33414 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was pCP in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
033 WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC-WELLINGTON MED CENTER
Parent company
Universal Health Services, Inc WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC-WELLINGTON MED CENTER
Street
10101 FOREST HILL BLVD.
City
W. PALM BEACH
State
FL
ZIP
33414
On-site location
EMERGENCY ROOM

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

DRAWING BLOOD FROM PATIENT

What happened

COWORKER WAS DRAWING BLOOD FROM PATIENT USING A BUTTERFLY NEEDLE WHILE EE WAS HOLDING PATIENTS HAND. COWORKER DROPPED NEEDLE AFTER THE BLOOD WAS DRAWN AND IT FELL ONTO THE LEFT THUMB CAUSING EE TO SUSTAIN A PUNCTURE FROM THE NEEDLE. CAUSING BLOOD TO

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Thumb Needle stick NEEDLE

Object or substance involved

NEEDLE

Summary line

COWORKER WAS DRAWING BLOOD FROM PATIENT USING A BUTTERFLY NEEDLE WHILE EE WAS HOLDING PATIENTS HAND. COWORKER DROPPED NEEDLE AFTER THE BLOOD WAS DRAWN AND IT FELL ONTO THE LEFT THUMB CAUSING EE TO SUSTAIN A PUNCTURE FROM THE NEEDLE. CAUSING BLOOD TO

Employee and industry

Job description
PCP
SOC code
29-1229 — Physicians, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1204
Total hours worked
3281564
EIN
232306491
Establishment ID
1128175
Employer case #
77380

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:24:00.000
Submitted
15FEB24:16:25:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.