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OSHA Injury Report: Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE in 204 NORTH 4TH AVENUE EAST, Newton, IA 50208 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
Parent company
Trinity Health MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
Street
204 NORTH 4TH AVENUE EAST
City
Newton
State
IA
ZIP
50208
On-site location
Operating Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Assisting with delivery of 24 week twins via c-section.

What happened

Handing unprotected ABG Sharp when attempting cord blood ABG and then attempted to reposition umbilical cord.

Injury or illness

Needlestick

Object or substance involved

Needle blood borne pathogen.

Summary line

Needlestick Right hand

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
203
Total hours worked
149948
EIN
421470935
Establishment ID
1169332
Employer case #
0037W23171

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:18:27:00

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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.