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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 phlebotomist 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
Lab draw room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

drawing lab accidently pulled the needle back to far pulling it out of the arm and stuck themself in the right ring finger

What happened

accidently withdrew the needle too far when drawing the lab and pulled the needle out of the patient arm and stuck themself in the right ring finger

Injury or illness

needle stick

Object or substance involved

used needle

Summary line

[REDACTED] stuck themself with a used needle in the right ring finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Phlebotomist
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
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 #
6922

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
25FEB24:18:09:00

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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.