Sioux Falls, SD ·
OSHA Injury Report: Avera Behavioral Health Hospital
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Avera Behavioral Health Hospital in 4400 West 69th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Care Technician in hospitals, psychiatric (except convalescent).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Avera Behavioral Health Hospital
- Parent company
- Avera McKennan
- Street
- 4400 West 69th St
- City
- Sioux Falls
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57108
- On-site location
- Behavioral Health Adolescent
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Standing with patients in the day area
What happened
Patient had turned and swung their fit towards writer and another patient. Writer attempted to protect other patient and got struck in the side of the head.
Injury or illness
Contusion; Head;
Object or substance involved
Patient
Summary line
Contusion; Head; --Patient
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Care Technician
- SOC code
- 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622210: Hospitals, psychiatric (except convalescent)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 597
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 895,353
- EIN
- 460224743
- Establishment ID
- 109096
- Employer case #
- EVMK2025-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 21:06
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-20
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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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