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La Crosse, WI —

OSHA Injury Report: La Crosse

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at La Crosse in 700 WEST AVE S, La Crosse, WI 54601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cERTIFIED STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
La Crosse
Parent company
Mayo Clinic
Street
700 WEST AVE S
City
La Crosse
State
WI
ZIP
54601
On-site location
Decontamination room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Instrument equipment cleaning

What happened

I was in decontamination cleaning instruments; I was using a brush and the forceps went through my two pairs of gloves. I was aware when it happened assuming it only nicked through my first pair of gloves. When I went to take the gloves off I noticed a little blood where I was nicked with the end of the forceps.

Injury or illness

Medical sharp contaminated to Pointer Finger right hand

Object or substance involved

forceps

Summary line

Medical sharp contaminated to Pointer Finger right hand from forceps

Employee and industry

Job description
CERTIFIED STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1946
Total hours worked
3143488
EIN
390806374
Establishment ID
1330027
Employer case #
466303

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
8:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24FEB2025:18:57:00

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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.