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OSHA Injury Report: DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute

Injury · Days away from work

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).

Establishment
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute
Parent company
DHS
Street
1251 West Cedar Loop
City
Cherokee
State
IA
ZIP
51012
On-site location
Bathroom/Hallway North 6
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
14

Restraining Patient

Left wrist was pinned between a bathroom door and a patient during a restraint.

Strain sprain left wrist

Patient and Bathroom Door

Left wrist was pinned between a door and the patient during a restraint.

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 #
24-005
Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
22:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
25FEB2025:14:56:00

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.