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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 cardiovascular technologist 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
Cath Lab
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

grabbing a sheath from a back table

Was in the cath lab in the process of getting access to the right jugular vein. Had back turned doctor standing with needle point up. When employee turned around needle stuck her upper left arm.

needlestick

18 gauge access needle

Employee was in a procedure in the cath lab. Was in the process of getting access to the right jugular vein. Had back turned to grab the sheath doctor was standing with needle point up. When employee turned back around needle stuck her left upper arm.

Job description
Cardiovascular technologist
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
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 #
00009
Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
20:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07FEB2025:16:42:00

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.