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OSHA Injury Report: Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE in 204 NORTH 4TH AVENUE EAST, NEWTON, IA 50208 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was housekeeper Custodian in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
Parent company
Trinity Health MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
Street
204 NORTH 4TH AVENUE EAST
City
NEWTON
State
IA
ZIP
50208
On-site location
Patient Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

cleaning the bed

What happened

Employee needle stick due to needle being under a mattress pad in [REDACTED]

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Needle Stick

Summary line

I was getting the extra top off the ob bed and when I went to go lift it off from underneath a needle poked me through my glove

Employee and industry

Job description
Housekeeper Custodian
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
207
Total hours worked
296512
EIN
421470935
Establishment ID
1169332
Employer case #
0037W24182

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:17:22:00

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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.