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OSHA Injury Report: UnityPoint Health-St Luke's Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at UnityPoint Health-St Luke's Hospital in 1026 A Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was behavioral Safety Technician NE in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
UnityPoint Health-St Luke's Hospital
Parent company
UnityPoint Health-St Luke's Hospital
Street
1026 A Ave NE
City
Cedar Rapids
State
IA
ZIP
52402
On-site location
2 East

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
50

Before the incident

placing a large bag of dirty laundry into the clothes chute

What happened

When lifting the bag I felt my left knee pop when trying to lift the laundry bag into the chute. I was unable to get the bag into the chute until a [REDACTED] co-worker assisted me.

Injury or illness

Pain Discomfort Knee - Left

Object or substance involved

Laundry bag

Summary line

When lifting the bag I felt my left knee pop when trying to lift the laundry bag into the chute. I was unable to get the bag into the chute until a [REDACTED] co-worker assisted me.

Employee and industry

Job description
Behavioral Safety Technician NE
SOC code
19-3099 — Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2467
Total hours worked
2747306
EIN
037509978
Establishment ID
1024834
Employer case #
S2025-187

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
18:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
04FEB26:15:29:00

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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.