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OSHA Injury Report: Prairie Lakes Healthcare

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Prairie Lakes Healthcare in 401 9th Ave NW, Watertown, SD 57201 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Prairie Lakes Healthcare
Parent company
Prairie Lakes Healthcare
Street
401 9th Ave NW
City
Watertown
State
SD
ZIP
57201
On-site location
delivery room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

carrying out tray of instruments after a twin delivery another nurse carrying another tray of used instruments bumped into her and a scissors on the tray poked her right forearm

What happened

stuck in forearm by bloody scissors

Injury or illness

exposure to blood - stab to lower right forearm

Object or substance involved

bloody scissors

Summary line

stuck in the forearm by a pair of bloody scissors

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
641
Total hours worked
797249
EIN
460391067
Establishment ID
109815
Employer case #
371753

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
17:25
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07FEB2025:17:18:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.