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Rochester, MN —

OSHA Injury Report: Rochester

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Rochester in 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rESIDENT in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Rochester
Parent company
Mayo Clinic
Street
200 First Street SW
City
Rochester
State
MN
ZIP
55905
On-site location
Operating room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Suturing Assisting with Suturing

What happened

Employee was using a suture needle in surgery and when they tied the suture the needle poked the employee in the webbing between their 4th and 5th finger on left hand. They were double gloved. They immediately removed the suture from surgery and scrubbed out. They washed the area with soap in water. The poke did not cause bleeding. NOT A DUAL.

Injury or illness

Medical sharp contaminated to Finger Thumb

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Medical sharp contaminated to Finger Thumb from Needle

Employee and industry

Job description
RESIDENT
SOC code
29-1229 — Physicians, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
44691
Total hours worked
80177909
EIN
416011702
Establishment ID
1308832
Employer case #
479713

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
19:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
13FEB2025:22:34:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.