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OSHA Injury Report: Good Shepherd Geriatric Center

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Good Shepherd Geriatric Center in 302 2nd ST NE, Mason City, IA 50401 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was resident Aide in nursing homes.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Good Shepherd Geriatric Center
Parent company
Good Shepherd Geriatric Center
Street
302 2nd ST NE
City
Mason City
State
IA
ZIP
50401
On-site location
KR Room 326

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

Employee was in tenants apartment and was going to dispose of sharp into the sharp container.

What happened

Employee was in tenants apartment. Employee was handling finger poker after the tenant checked blood sugar. Employee brought finger poker to the sharps container. While removing the lancet she poked herself on her right index finger. Finger bleed

Injury or illness

lancet stick right index finger

Object or substance involved

One Touch Delica Plus Fine 30 gage lancet - sterile one time use.

Summary line

Lancet stick. EE was in tenants apartment. EE was handling finger poker after the tenant checked blood sugar. EE brought finger poker to the sharps container. While removing the lancet she poked herself on her right index finger. Finger bled.

Employee and industry

Job description
Resident Aide
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
623110 — Nursing homes
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
244
Total hours worked
316075
EIN
420725236
Establishment ID
1169762
Employer case #
46136

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00
Time of incident
15:35
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:21:41:00

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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.