Yankton, SD ·
OSHA Injury Report: Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in 501 Summit, Yankton, SD 57078 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was histotechnician in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
- Parent company
- Avera Sacred Heart
- Street
- 501 Summit
- City
- Yankton
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57078
- On-site location
- Laboratory
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Disinfecting the cryostat.
What happened
Fly wheel was not locked allowing thumb to slide down over the blade.
Injury or illness
Laceration; Hand-Right;
Object or substance involved
Microtome blade
Summary line
Laceration; Hand-Right; Microtome blade
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Histotechnician
- SOC code
- 19-1042: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 499
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 721,655
- EIN
- 460225483
- Establishment ID
- 838150
- Employer case #
- SH2023-000
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 12:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-16
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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