Oelwein, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital-MHN-IA
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercy Hospital-MHN-IA in Oelwein, IA 50662 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse RN LPN LVN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mercy Hospital-MHN-IA
- Parent company
- MercyOne
- Street
- 201 8th Ave
- City
- Oelwein
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50662
- 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
other patient care needs in ED
What happened
BBF exposure dirty needlestick to left 1st digit after giving patient in ED sub Q injection accidentally stuck self attempting to activate safety.
Injury or illness
Puncture Including Human Animal Insect Bite Sting Needlesticks
Object or substance involved
Contaminated Needle Stick or Other Contaminated Sharps
Summary line
Giving patient subQ insulin injection on nursing unit accidentally poked myself in the left index finger attempting to activate safety after injecting patient
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Nurse RN LPN LVN
- SOC code
- 29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 78
- Total hours worked
- 122203
- EIN
- 421264647
- Establishment ID
- 563367
- Employer case #
- MH40W2520
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 23:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02FEB26:18:50:00
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.