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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 Technician 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
Room 7 - North 7
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
25
Days restricted or transferred
67

Restraining Patient

Injured lower back and butt when patient kicked employee into the wall during a restraint.

Lower back and butt pain

Patient

Lower back and butt pain - patient kicked employee during a restraint.

Job description
Resident Treatment Technician
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 #
24-011
Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
21:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
25FEB2025:15:41:00

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.