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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 surgical 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
Operating Room
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Closing a skin incision

Was closing a skin incision. While holding a needle holder the holder slipped and the suture needle poked her left thumb.

Needle stick to left thumb.

Suture needle

While closing a skin incision employee was holding a needle holder. Needle holder slipped and needle poked left thumb.

Job description
Surgical 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 #
00014
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07FEB2025:17:19:00

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.