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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 rN 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 patient exam room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Giving vaccines in the clinic.

What happened

Giving flu vaccines to a family of 3. After each injection she pushed the safety cap closed. When finished she picked up all three syringes to discard in the sharp 's container. One of the safety caps did not engage and poked the left thumb.

Injury or illness

Cut Puncture Laceration of the left thumb.

Object or substance involved

needlestick

Summary line

Puncture to the left thumb from needle stick

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Health Care
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
290
Total hours worked
487126
EIN
420455510
Establishment ID
561751
Employer case #
R2023017

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
8:30:00.000
Submitted
04JAN24:20:10:00

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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.