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 certified Nursing Assistant 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
- Parc Hall Dining Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 14
- Days restricted or transferred
- 166
Before the incident
Making a bagel in the toaster
What happened
Employee was taking a bagel out of the toaster and tripped over the platform the oven sits on. Employee was seen by the provider had x-rays and completed 8 physical therapy sessions with minimal improvement. MRI and orthopedic consult completed and employee scheduled for left shoulder arthroscopy with subacromial decompression and bicep tendinosis on [REDACTED].
Injury or illness
Left shoulder pain. Orthopedic reviewed the MRI findings with the employees. Findings included tendinitis of long head of biceps brachii of left shoulder
Object or substance involved
the floor
Summary line
Tendinitis of long head of bicep brachii of left shoulder from tipping over the platform the oven sits on and falling on the left shoulder.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- SOC code
- 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
- 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 #
- R2024007
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 08:00
- 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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