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OSHA Injury Report: IA,Sheldon-Medical Center-General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at IA,Sheldon-Medical Center-General Medical and Surgical Hospitals in 118 N 7th Ave, Sheldon, IA 51201 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN Inpatient in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
IA,Sheldon-Medical Center-General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Parent company
Sanford Health
Street
118 N 7th Ave
City
Sheldon
State
IA
ZIP
51201
On-site location
Home Department OB

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

After administration of newborn vitamin K this RN was attempting to apply the safety to the needle and was stuck in the right index finger

What happened

After administration of newborn vitamin K this RN was attempting to apply the safety to the needle and was stuck in the right index finger

Injury or illness

right anterior index finger distal pad of finger

Object or substance involved

pre-filled vitamin K needle syringe unit s p patient injection

Summary line

Sharp Object [REDACTED]-Skin Injection Needle

Employee and industry

Job description
RN Inpatient
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
248
Total hours worked
340206
Establishment ID
999181
Employer case #
25-1867

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:45
Time of incident
4:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
01MAR26:20:44:00

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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.