Emmetsburg, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Palo Alto County Health System in 3201 1st Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Tech in health Care.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Palo Alto County Health System
- Parent company
- Palo Alto County Health System
- Street
- 3201 1st Street
- City
- Emmetsburg
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50536
- On-site location
- Operating room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Drawing up local anesthetic
What happened
While removing the needle from the syringe she poked her third finger on her left hand.
Injury or illness
needlestick injury no illness
Object or substance involved
Needle
Summary line
Needlestick to third finger on left hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Tech
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110: Health Care
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 270
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 493,833
- EIN
- 420455510
- Establishment ID
- 561751
- Employer case #
- R2025006
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-16
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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