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OSHA Injury Report: Pocahontas Community Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Pocahontas Community Hospital in 606 NW 7th St, Pocahontas, IA 50574 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Street
606 NW 7th St
City
Pocahontas
State
IA
ZIP
50574
On-site location
Central Sterile

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Taking the garbage out

What happened

myringotomy blade was put in the trash by another employee when employee was taking the trash out the blade poked through the garbage bag and poked employees leg

Injury or illness

sharps injury to thigh

Object or substance involved

myringotomy blade penetrated RN thigh

Summary line

Sharps injury to thigh

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
105
Total hours worked
162671
EIN
420932838
Establishment ID
419977
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
8:35:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19JAN24:21:23:00

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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.