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 4500 W 69th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was custodian 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
- Emergency Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Collecting sharps containers for disposal
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Needlestick to right thumb
Object or substance involved
contaminated needle
Summary line
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.
Employee and industry
- 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
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 564
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,051,938
- EIN
- 562143771
- Establishment ID
- 932592
- Employer case #
- 00013
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-07
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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