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OSHA Injury Report: DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute in Cherokee, IA 51012 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was resident Treatment 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
North 5 Stairs
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
69

Retrieving restraining cart

Retrieving a restraining cart and it hit the right knee bending it backwards causing swelling

Swelling of the right knee

Restraining Cart

Right knee injured while retrieving a restraint cart

Job description
Resident Treatment Worker
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
622210 — Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
178
Total hours worked
252717
EIN
426004371
Establishment ID
155501
Employer case #
25-005
Date of incident
Shift started
22:38
Time of incident
6:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:16:30:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.