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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 licensed Practical Nurse 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
Injured upper chest and left armpit during a restraint.
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Restraining Patient

Injured upper chest and left armpit while restraining a patient.

Upper Chest Left armpit

Patient

Upper Chest Left Armpit

Job description
Licensed Practical Nurse
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622210 — Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
175
Total hours worked
223568
EIN
426004371
Establishment ID
155501
Employer case #
24-008
Date of incident
Shift started
22:45
Time of incident
23:56
Filing year
2024
Submitted
25FEB2025:15:17:00

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.