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 word Processor 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
- Her office
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 67
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Typing
What happened
Has had pain and burning sensation in left wrist for 6 months. I am typing 40 hours per week for the past for 17 years.
Injury or illness
Left wrist pain and burning sensation.
Object or substance involved
Repetitive Motion.
Summary line
Right wrist pain [REDACTED] tunnel from typing
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Word Processor
- SOC code
- 43-9022 — Word Processors and Typists
- NAICS code
- 622210 — Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 175
- Total hours worked
- 223568
- EIN
- 426004371
- Establishment ID
- 155501
- Employer case #
- 24-006
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 25FEB2025:15:04:00
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.