Albert Lea, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea in 404 Fountain St, Albert Lea, MN 56007 resulted in days away from work. Employee was phlebotomist II in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea
- Parent company
- Mayo Clinic
- Street
- 404 Fountain St
- City
- Albert Lea
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 56007
- On-site location
- Clinical
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
phlebotomy blood draw
What happened
Patient is a mentally handicapped patient with a caretaker present with him. Lab staff was warned that we needed to have 2 assists by DOS. So Staff drew that patient 's blood EE held the patients left arm and patients caretaker held the patients ' right arm. Patients caretaker informed us that the patient will scream. Staff poked the patient patient immediately started screaming loudly. The right arm was getting loose from caretaker 's hold and then patient was standing up from in the draw-chair. Patient right arm got loose and he grabbed EE 's left wrist patient had a tight lock grip on it. EE was trying to restrain the patient so that Staff could take the needle out of the patient 's arm without getting a needle stick. Once Staff got the needle taken out we were trying to put gauze on the bleeding site at this time we had 2 more lab staff helping control the situation. Patient ran out the draw room with his caretaker and Staff chased them down the hallway to give them the urine sampl
Injury or illness
Ache discomfort strain sprain to Wrist
Object or substance involved
Patient Needle bodily fluid- blood draw room chair
Summary line
Ache discomfort strain sprain to Wrist from Patient Needle bodily fluid- blood draw room chair
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PHLEBOTOMIST II
- SOC code
- 31-9097: Phlebotomists
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 626
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 948,612
- EIN
- 411404075
- Establishment ID
- 345119
- Employer case #
- 436526
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:51
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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