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OSHA Injury Report: Albert Lea - Main Store

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Albert Lea - Main Store in 2708 Bridge Ave, Albert Lea, MN 56007 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cstore Dept Mgr H in supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Albert Lea - Main Store
Parent company
HY-VEE, INC.
Street
2708 Bridge Ave
City
Albert Lea
State
MN
ZIP
56007
On-site location
C-store

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

Employee was taking out the front garbage of the C-store.

What happened

Employee was taking out the garbage between [REDACTED]. She pulled on the garbage bag and it started slipping. She grabbed the bottom of the garbage bag to catch and got stuck by a used syringe on her right middle finger. She called the nurse line and they advised her to go in within 4 hours for [REDACTED] and misc testing. She did so and levels were elevated. She was advised to start anti-viral treatment.

Injury or illness

INJURY TYPE: AIDS || BODY PART(S) AFFECTED: - Finger

Object or substance involved

Employee was taking out the front garbage of the C-store.

Summary line

Right middle finger from possible needle while taking out trash.

Employee and industry

Job description
Cstore Dept Mgr H
SOC code
41-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
NAICS code
445110 — Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
210
Total hours worked
242037
EIN
420325638
Establishment ID
1028216
Employer case #
2023-3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:04:00.000
Time of incident
20:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:15:45:00

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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.