Duluth, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Northern Oral Surgery & Implant Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Northern Oral Surgery & Implant Center in 3617 West Arrowhead Road, Duluth, MN 55811 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was licensed Dental Assistant in oral and maxillofacial surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Northern Oral Surgery & Implant Center
- Parent company
- Northern Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Street
- 3617 West Arrowhead Road
- City
- Duluth
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55811
- On-site location
- Hibbing Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assistant was holding the retractor for the surgeon
What happened
While holding the retractor for the surgeon who was suturing the patient the 4-0 SH-1 suture needle punctured through the assistant 's glove on her right hand into the pinky finger
Injury or illness
Needle stick puncture injury to right hand pinky finger
Object or substance involved
4-0 SH-1 Chromic Gut Suture Needle
Summary line
Needle stick (puncture injury) to right hand pinky finger from a [REDACTED] SH-1 Chromic Gut Suture Needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Licensed Dental Assistant
- SOC code
- 31-9091: Dental Assistants
- NAICS code
- 621210: Oral and maxillofacial surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 61
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 102,381
- EIN
- 411625241
- Establishment ID
- 1291230
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:13
- Time of incident
- 11:01
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-17
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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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