Pocahontas, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Pocahontas Community Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, IA 50574 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lab tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Pocahontas Community Hospital
- Street
- 606 NW 7th St
- City
- Pocahontas
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50574
- On-site location
- ER
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Drawing labs on an ER patient
What happened
[REDACTED] injury- was attempting to draw labs on an ER patient missed the vein. Set syringe down and was still holding the butterfly needle and unsure if she moved or the patient moved and she dropped the needle and it landed on her thigh and poked her.
Injury or illness
Sharps injury- potential blood borne pathogen exposure
Object or substance involved
Butterfly needle
Summary line
[REDACTED] injury- was attempting to draw labs on an ER patient missed the vein. Set syringe down and was still holding the butterfly needle and unsure if she moved or the patient moved and she dropped the needle and it landed on her thigh and poked her.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lab tech
- SOC code
- 29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 100
- Total hours worked
- 150819
- Establishment ID
- 1295547
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 13:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 22JAN26:19:38:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.