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OSHA Injury Report: 217_286

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 217_286 in 49725 County 83, Staples, MN 56479 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Tech.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
217_286
Parent company
Lakewood Health System
Street
49725 County 83
City
Staples
State
MN
ZIP
56479
On-site location
Operating room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Scrubbed in on a C-section assisting the surgeon.

What happened

While assisting the surgeon he didn 't see the needle due to the blood obscuring vision in the surgery area of the patient.

Injury or illness

Right index finger needle stick

Object or substance involved

Vicryl CT needle

Summary line

Contaminated suture needle stick

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Tech
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
527
Total hours worked
822467
EIN
411842965
Establishment ID
609132
Employer case #
80132870

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
22:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
19FEB2025:21:30:00

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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.