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OSHA Injury Report: SD,Aberdeen-Medical Center-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at SD,Aberdeen-Medical Center-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals in 2905 3rd Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was pathology Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
SD,Aberdeen-Medical Center-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals
Parent company
Sanford Health
Street
2905 3rd Ave SE
City
Aberdeen
State
SD
ZIP
57401
On-site location
Home Department lab

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)

Before the incident

Opening container with formalin and vapors breathed in; became symptomatic

What happened

She was opening a pathology transfer bucket to remove the slide holder and get it put to storage however the pathology bucket had a lot of formalin that had spilled from sending the speicmen to [REDACTED]. The formalin had been sitting in the bucket overnight had concentrated. When she opened the bucket she breathed in all of the fumes.

Injury or illness

Respiratory

Object or substance involved

Formalin and vapors

Summary line

Chemical Chemo-Chemical

Employee and industry

Job description
Pathology Technician
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
498
Total hours worked
727942
Establishment ID
1011132
Employer case #
25-3673

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:00:18:00

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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.