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
cleaning up bedside table after suturing occurred
What happened
patient was discharged and I went to clean up bedside table which still had forceps inside tray on table. I reached for the top of the forceps when felt a poke.
Injury or illness
hand needlestick
Object or substance involved
dirty needle
Summary line
needlestick - hand
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 #
- R2025015
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 2:40
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:16:38:00
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.