Sioux Falls, SD —
OSHA Injury Report: Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD 57108 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered NurseInpatient in hospitals, specialty (except psychiatric, substance abuse).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
- Parent company
- Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
- Street
- 4500 W 69th Street
- City
- Sioux Falls
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57108
- On-site location
- Patient Care Unit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Giving a heparin injection to a patient
What happened
Employee had administered a heparin injection to a patient. After removing the needle employee accidentally scraped the needle against her right-hand ring finger knuckle and site bled.
Injury or illness
needlestick to right hand ring finger knuckle
Object or substance involved
injection needle
Summary line
Employee had administered a heparin injection to a patient. After removing the needle employee accidentally scraped the needle against her right-hand ring finger knuckle and site bled.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered NurseInpatient
- SOC code
- 43-4111 — Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
- NAICS code
- 622310 — Hospitals, specialty (except psychiatric, substance abuse)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 564
- Total hours worked
- 1051938
- EIN
- 562143771
- Establishment ID
- 932592
- Employer case #
- 00005
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 8:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 07FEB2025:16:32:00
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.