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OSHA Injury Report: Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota

Injury · Other recordable case

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).

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

Drawing a patient 's blood

Employee poked base of her left pointer finger with a contaminated butterfly needle after drawing a patient 's blood.

needlestick

23-gauge butterfly needle

Employee poked base of her left pointer finger with a contaminated butterfly needle after drawing a patient 's blood.

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 #
00008
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
3:20
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07FEB2025:16:40:00

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.