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OSHA Injury Report: Ida County Community Hospital Inc

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ida County Community Hospital Inc in 701 E. 2nd St, Ida Grove, IA 51445 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cMA Horn Physicians Clinic in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ida County Community Hospital Inc
Parent company
Ida County Community Hospital Inc
Street
701 E. 2nd St
City
Ida Grove
State
IA
ZIP
51445
On-site location
Horn Physicians Clinic patient room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

employee just done giving a subQ injection to a [REDACTED] old and went to re-cap needle ( these particular 30 guage needles do not have saftey glides on them). Employees are taught to never re-cap needles and to put directly in sharps container- upon recapping the needle the needle poked through the cap causing it to puncture left pointer finger

What happened

employee recapped a needled and needle came through cap and poked left pointer finger

Injury or illness

puncture wound from needle to left pointer finger

Object or substance involved

needle from a 30 guage subQ needle - employee refused to have exposure labs drawn

Summary line

needlestick after recapping a needle to left pointer finger

Employee and industry

Job description
CMA Horn Physicians Clinic
SOC code
29-1229 — Physicians, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
185
Total hours worked
304813
EIN
420843389
Establishment ID
544080
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:27:00.000
Submitted
08JAN24:17:38:00

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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.