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OSHA Injury Report: Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in 401 9th Ave NW, Watertown, SD 57201 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Parent company
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Street
401 9th Ave NW
City
Watertown
State
SD
ZIP
57201
On-site location
patient room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Remove a number 15 blade from the handle

What happened

removing the blade from he handle with a forcep and the employees hand slipped and was cut

Injury or illness

cut to the right index finger tip

Object or substance involved

used blade

Summary line

cut the tip of right index finger with a used blade

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
616
Total hours worked
925213
EIN
460391067
Establishment ID
930158
Employer case #
6799

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
25FEB24:17:54:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.