OSHA Injury Report: Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

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

When (timing detail)

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.