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 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
- Avg employees
- 564
- Total hours worked
- 1051938
- EIN
- 562143771
- Establishment ID
- 932592
- Employer case #
- 00013
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 7:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 07FEB2025:17:06:00
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.