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OSHA Injury Report: Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD 57108 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse in hospitals, specialty (except psychiatric, substance abuse).

Establishment
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Parent company
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Street
4500 W 69th Street
City
Sioux Falls
State
SD
ZIP
57108
On-site location
Patient Care Unit
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Taking a patient 's blood sugar

Employee was taking a patient 's blood sugar with patient 's glucometer supplies. Poked her right index finger with used lancet needle.

needle stick with lancet needle to right index finger

lancet needle

Employee was taking a patient 's blood sugar with patient 's glucometer supplies. Poked her right index finger with used lancet needle.

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622310 — Hospitals, specialty (except psychiatric, substance abuse)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
403
Total hours worked
853500
EIN
562143771
Establishment ID
932592
Employer case #
17
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
4:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02FEB26:19:42:00

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.