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OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Palo Alto County Health System in 3201 1st Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lPN in health Care.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Palo Alto County Health System
Parent company
Palo Alto County Health System
Street
3201 1st Street
City
Emmetsburg
State
IA
ZIP
50536
On-site location
Family Practice Clinic Noth Patient Services Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Prior to calling the patient to the exam room to give the allergy injection she was answering messages from the providers and taking phone calls.

What happened

Employee had given the allergy injection and when she went to close the safety cap it slipped and she stuck her finger.

Injury or illness

Cut Puncture Laceration

Object or substance involved

Needlestick

Summary line

Punture to left hand second finger from needlestick

Employee and industry

Job description
LPN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Health Care
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
290
Total hours worked
487126
EIN
420455510
Establishment ID
561751
Employer case #
R2023001

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
17:30:00.000
Submitted
04JAN24:19:17:00

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Source

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