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OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Palo Alto County Health System in Emmetsburg, IA 50536 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cMA in health Care.

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
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Drawing labs

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.

Cut Puncture Laceration

Needlestick

Puncture to ring finger on the right hand from a needlestick

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
Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Submitted
04JAN24:19:36:00

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.