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OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Palo Alto County Health System in Emmetsburg, IA 50536 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was rN in health Care.

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
Palo Alto County Fuel Station
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Employee drove the ambulance from [REDACTED] to the [REDACTED] to refuel the ambulance.

Employee got out of the ambulance and walked towards the fuel pump. While walking she did not see the fuel hose laying in the walkway and she tripped and fell.

Ache Strain Tear Fracture of left ankle

Fuel hose laying on the ground.

Avulsion fractures to left ankle pain from trip and fall

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Health Care
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
290
Total hours worked
487126
EIN
420455510
Establishment ID
561751
Employer case #
R2023014
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Submitted
04JAN24:20:01:00

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