Storm Lake, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, IA 50588 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
- Parent company
- Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
- Street
- 1525 W. 5th St.
- City
- Storm Lake
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50588
- On-site location
- Emergency Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
clean up after a trauma in ED
What happened
cleaning up the suture tray. doctor left the suture needle was left in the hemostat. when picking the items up stuck my 5th digit on left hand by the needle.
Injury or illness
needlestick to finger
Object or substance involved
suture needle
Summary line
needlestick to finger
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
- 375
- Total hours worked
- 656770
- EIN
- 426037827
- Establishment ID
- 106225
- Employer case #
- R2025012
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:45
- Time of incident
- 14:33
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:16:11:00
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.