Pocahontas, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Pocahontas Community Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, IA 50574 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Pocahontas Community Hospital
- Street
- 606 NW 7th St
- City
- Pocahontas
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50574
- On-site location
- Central Sterile
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Taking the garbage out
What happened
myringotomy blade was put in the trash by another employee when employee was taking the trash out the blade poked through the garbage bag and poked employees leg
Injury or illness
sharps injury to thigh
Object or substance involved
myringotomy blade penetrated RN thigh
Summary line
Sharps injury to thigh
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 105
- Total hours worked
- 162671
- EIN
- 420932838
- Establishment ID
- 419977
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 8:35:00.000
- Submitted
- 19JAN24:21:23:00
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.