Emmetsburg, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Palo Alto County Health System in 3201 1st Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cook in health Care.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Palo Alto County Health System
- Parent company
- Palo Alto County Health System
- Street
- 3201 1st Street
- City
- Emmetsburg
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50536
- On-site location
- PACHS back parking lot
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
- Days restricted or transferred
- 175
Before the incident
Employee had completed her shift and was leaving work.
What happened
Employee was leaving work. She stepped over a snow drift slipped and fell on the ice in the parking lot.
Injury or illness
Left lower back pain with radiculopathy affecting left lower extremity. MRI showing L5-S1 Disc desiccation and putting pressure on the nerve causing the symptoms. Continues to see the orthopedic doctor and Physical Therapy.
Object or substance involved
cement parking lot
Summary line
Left lower back pain from slipping and falling on the ice
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Cook
- SOC code
- 35-2012: Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- NAICS code
- 622110: Health Care
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 270
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 493,833
- EIN
- 420455510
- Establishment ID
- 561751
- Employer case #
- R2025001
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:30
- Time of incident
- 14:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-15
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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