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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 food Service 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
Kitchen
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
98
Days restricted or transferred
28

Walking from meat thaw to prep area

Employee was walking from meat thaw to prep area and tripped over drain on floor twisting right foot and ankle

Right Ankle.

Floor drain

Twisted right ankle on floor drain in the kitchen

Job description
Food Service Worker
SOC code
35-3041 — Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
NAICS code
622210 — Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
175
Total hours worked
223568
EIN
426004371
Establishment ID
155501
Employer case #
24-010
Date of incident
Shift started
7:15
Time of incident
8:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
25FEB2025:15:28:00

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.