Cherokee, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute in Cherokee, IA 51012 resulted in days away from work. Employee was resident Treatment Worker in psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute
- Parent company
- DHS
- Street
- 1251 West Cedar Loop
- City
- Cherokee
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 51012
- On-site location
- North 7 Dining Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Taking vitals of patient
What happened
Patient hit staff in the back with a digital scale
Injury or illness
Bruising and stiffness in the back
Object or substance involved
Digital Scale
Summary line
Bruising and stiffness in the back. Patient hit staff in the back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Resident Treatment Worker
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 622210 — Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 175
- Total hours worked
- 223568
- EIN
- 426004371
- Establishment ID
- 155501
- Employer case #
- 24-002
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 7:42
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 25FEB2025:13:54:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.