Emmetsburg, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Palo Alto County Health System in 3201 1st Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance 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
- Maintenance Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Collecting biohazard materials in the hospital.
What happened
Employee opened a door on the maintenance shop and it closed on him hitting his right side. Described as kidney punch. Then when helping a coworker with the hospital float he pulled the float towards him and the middle of his low back started to spasm.
Injury or illness
contusion to lower right side of abdomen and low back strain
Object or substance involved
A door on the maintenance shop
Summary line
Back strain and spasms to middle of low back after pulling motion lower abdomen contusion and low back strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance
- SOC code
- 37-2011: Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- NAICS code
- 622110: Health Care
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 290
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 490,649
- EIN
- 420455510
- Establishment ID
- 561751
- Employer case #
- R2024005
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 06:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-07
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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