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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 custodian 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
Emergency Room
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Collecting sharps containers for disposal

Employee was closing the lid on a sharps container. While pushing his right thumb was poked by a contaminated needle that was sticking out of the container.

Needlestick to right thumb

contaminated needle

Employee was closing the lid on a sharps container. While pushing his right thumb was poked by a contaminated needle that was sticking out of the container.

Job description
Custodian
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
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 #
00013
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07FEB2025:17:06:00

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.