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OSHA Injury Report: CHAVES COUNTY DETENTION CENTER

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at CHAVES COUNTY DETENTION CENTER in 3701 S ATKINSON, ROSWELL, NM 88201 resulted in days away from work. Employee was dETENTION OFFICER in cORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
CHAVES COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
Parent company
Chaves County
Street
3701 S ATKINSON
City
ROSWELL
State
NM
ZIP
88201
On-site location
Medical

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

Supervising detainees.

What happened

The officer had opened a cell door to let a detainee out for out of cell time when the detainee struck the officer in the face with a closed fist leading to a use of force in which the officer hurt his eye socket hand hip and knee.

Injury or illness

bruised eye socket cut and swollen hand pain to hip and knee.

Object or substance involved

hand to hand altercation.

Summary line

employee was letting a detainee out for his time. the detainee swung on him and struck his left eye and hurt his left hip and knee.

Employee and industry

Job description
DETENTION OFFICER
SOC code
33-3012 — Correctional Officers and Jailers
NAICS code
922140 — CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
71
Total hours worked
129081
EIN
856000206
Establishment ID
1338850
Employer case #
2025-0032

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:15:35:00

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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.