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OSHA Injury Report: LifeServe Blood Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at LifeServe Blood Center in 5625 NW Johnston Dr, Johnston, IA 50131 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was component Tech in blood banks.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
LifeServe Blood Center
Parent company
LifeServe Blood Center
Street
5625 NW Johnston Dr
City
Johnston
State
IA
ZIP
50131
On-site location
Lab

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

Using the canula cracker for extraction

What happened

Using the canula cracker for extraction

Injury or illness

Chronic Stiffness shooting pain and dull aching in thumbs.

Object or substance involved

Cannula cracker

Summary line

EE was using cannula cracker when she experienced a sharp shooting pain in both thumbs followed by tingling and dull ache. Initially pursued chiropractic care but this did not resolve issue.

Employee and industry

Job description
Component Tech
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
621991 — Blood banks
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
155
Total hours worked
267445
EIN
272092557
Establishment ID
1479108
Employer case #
21

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:20:58:00

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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.