Independence, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Buchanan County Health Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Buchanan County Health Center in 1600 1st St E, Independence, IA 50644 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Buchanan County Health Center
- Parent company
- Peoples Memorial Hospital
- Street
- 1600 1st St E
- City
- Independence
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50644
- On-site location
- Emergency Dept
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Transferring patient
What happened
Strained right lower back during patient handling of quadriplegic patient
Injury or illness
strain-lower back
Object or substance involved
Patient weight
Summary line
Strained right lower back during patient handling of quadriplegic patient
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 356
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 496,521
- EIN
- 420737498
- Establishment ID
- 1170296
- Employer case #
- 7275
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:30
- Time of incident
- 21:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-27
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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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