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OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Palo Alto County Health System in 3201 1st Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cook in health Care.

Where did this happen?

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
Cafeteria

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

Food prep in the kitchen

What happened

Employee was walking to the ice cream machine when she felt a pop and pain in her right calf muscle.

Injury or illness

Per Dr [REDACTED] and Dr [REDACTED] - plantaris muscle tear to the right calf verse right medial gastrocnemius strain.

Object or substance involved

muscle strain while walking on the cafeteria floor

Summary line

Right leg pain while walking

Employee and industry

Job description
Cook
SOC code
35-2012 — Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
NAICS code
622110 — Health Care
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
270
Total hours worked
493833
EIN
420455510
Establishment ID
561751
Employer case #
R2025007

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:30
Time of incident
14:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:14:14:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.