Storm Lake, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, IA 50588 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
- Parent company
- Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
- Street
- 1525 W. 5th St.
- City
- Storm Lake
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50588
- On-site location
- OR
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
helping in surgery - reaching over to loosen the cautery cord during closing of patient
What happened
I was scrubbed in for a chole I had on a gown and 2 pair of sterile gloves we were in the middle of closing an incision i reached over to let one of the cautery cords loose without realizing the suture needle facing up so my middle finger hit the suture needle
Injury or illness
needlestick of finger
Object or substance involved
suture needle
Summary line
needlestick of finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 370
- Total hours worked
- 645830
- EIN
- 426037827
- Establishment ID
- 106225
- Employer case #
- R2024014
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 13:09
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 30JAN2025:23:52:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.