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OSHA Injury Report: Prairie Meadows Racetrack, Casino & Hotel

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Prairie Meadows Racetrack, Casino & Hotel in 1 Prairie Meadows Dr, Altoona, IA 50009 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was executive Sous Chef in casino hotels.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Prairie Meadows Racetrack, Casino & Hotel
Parent company
Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino
Street
1 Prairie Meadows Dr
City
Altoona
State
IA
ZIP
50009
On-site location
Cafe kitchen

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
29

Before the incident

Preparing food

What happened

Picked up a bag of sauce for pasta using a knife to slice it open. The knife hit his finger.

Injury or illness

Left middle finger laceration

Object or substance involved

Knife

Summary line

Left middle finger laceration Knife

Employee and industry

Job description
Executive Sous Chef
SOC code
35-1011 — Chefs and Head Cooks
NAICS code
721120 — Casino hotels
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
865
Total hours worked
1420016
EIN
421244913
Establishment ID
1109151
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:00
Time of incident
18:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:19:55:00

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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.