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
- 100 Wing
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Administer insulin to a patient
What happened
After administering the subcutaneous insulin employee tried to engage the safety one handed. The safety device would not slide and employee attempted to use the other hand but the pad of his left index finger was poked by the needle.
Injury or illness
Cut Puncture Laceration to the left first finger
Object or substance involved
Needlestick
Summary line
Puncture to left first finger
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 #
- R2023018
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 20:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 04JAN24:20:14:00
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.