Emmetsburg, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Palo Alto County Health System in Emmetsburg, IA 50536 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cMA in health Care.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Palo Alto County Health System
- Parent company
- Palo Alto County Health System
- Street
- 3201 1st Street
- City
- Emmetsburg
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50536
- On-site location
- Patient 's exam room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Drawing labs
What happened
Employee was trying to put the used needle in the sharp 's container. She was having trouble getting the needle holder in the sharp 's container opening. Her ring finger on the right hand slipped into the needle holder where her finger was poked.
Injury or illness
Cut Puncture Laceration
Object or substance involved
Needlestick
Summary line
Puncture to ring finger on the right hand from a needlestick
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CMA
- SOC code
- 31-9092 — Medical Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Health Care
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 290
- Total hours worked
- 487126
- EIN
- 420455510
- Establishment ID
- 561751
- Employer case #
- R023005
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 11:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 04JAN24:19:36:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.