Newton, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: 14350001-143501 MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at 14350001-143501 MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER in 204 N 4th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- 14350001-143501 MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
- Parent company
- MercyOne Newton Medical Center
- Street
- 204 N 4th Ave E
- City
- Newton
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50208
- On-site location
- Employee's Own Department Or Work Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Talking with patient and friend about plan of care trying to hold up the patient 's sleeve to give her the injection
What happened
Patient was receiving SQ injection in right upper arm. After giving the injection to the patient I reached to top of syringe to pull the safety sheath down and accidentally poked myself with the needle on my left thumb.
Injury or illness
Blood Bodily Fluid Needlestick Contaminated Sharps Exposure
Object or substance involved
needlestick
Summary line
NEEDLESTICK TO LEFT THUMB AFTER HAVING INJECTED PATIENT WITH MEDICATION.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 214
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 298,736
- EIN
- 421470935
- Establishment ID
- 1169234
- Employer case #
- 0037W2520
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 14:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-29
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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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