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OSHA Injury Report: Pocahontas Community Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Pocahontas Community Hospital in 606 NW 7th St, Pocahontas, IA 50574 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lab tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Street
606 NW 7th St
City
Pocahontas
State
IA
ZIP
50574
On-site location
ER

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Drawing labs on an ER patient

What happened

[REDACTED] injury- was attempting to draw labs on an ER patient missed the vein. Set syringe down and was still holding the butterfly needle and unsure if she moved or the patient moved and she dropped the needle and it landed on her thigh and poked her.

Injury or illness

Sharps injury- potential blood borne pathogen exposure

Object or substance involved

Butterfly needle

Summary line

[REDACTED] injury- was attempting to draw labs on an ER patient missed the vein. Set syringe down and was still holding the butterfly needle and unsure if she moved or the patient moved and she dropped the needle and it landed on her thigh and poked her.

Employee and industry

Job description
Lab tech
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
100
Total hours worked
150819
Establishment ID
1295547
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
13:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:19:38:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.