Independence, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Buchanan County Health Center
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Buchanan County Health Center in 1600 1st St E, Independence, IA 50644 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sterile Processing Tech 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
- Sterile Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 14
Before the incident
Lifting instrument pan
What happened
Picking up Synthes tray strain to right upper arm
Injury or illness
Strain to right upper arm shoulder
Object or substance involved
Synthes tray
Summary line
Strain upper arm clavicle or scapula
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sterile Processing Tech
- SOC code
- 31-9093: Medical Equipment Preparers
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 337
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 898,776
- EIN
- 420737498
- Establishment ID
- 1170296
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 09:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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