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 rN 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
- Family Practice Clinic patient exam room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Giving vaccines in the clinic.
What happened
Giving flu vaccines to a family of 3. After each injection she pushed the safety cap closed. When finished she picked up all three syringes to discard in the sharp 's container. One of the safety caps did not engage and poked the left thumb.
Injury or illness
Cut Puncture Laceration of the left thumb.
Object or substance involved
needlestick
Summary line
Puncture to the left thumb from needle stick
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Health Care
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 290
- Total hours worked
- 487126
- EIN
- 420455510
- Establishment ID
- 561751
- Employer case #
- R2023017
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 8:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 04JAN24:20:10:00
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.