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 surgical technologist 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
- Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Closing a skin incision
What happened
Was closing a skin incision. While holding a needle holder the holder slipped and the suture needle poked her left thumb.
Injury or illness
Needle stick to left thumb.
Object or substance involved
Suture needle
Summary line
While closing a skin incision employee was holding a needle holder. Needle holder slipped and needle poked left thumb.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical technologist
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- 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 #
- 00014
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- 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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