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OSHA Injury Report: Ridgewood Specialty Care

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ridgewood Specialty Care in 1977 Albia Road, Ottumwa, IA 52501 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cNA in nursing homes.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ridgewood Specialty Care
Parent company
Care Initiatives
Street
1977 Albia Road
City
Ottumwa
State
IA
ZIP
52501
On-site location
Shower Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Assisting a resident with a shower.

What happened

Employee reached to hand a shower head and felt pain in lower back.

Injury or illness

Strain - Lower back

Object or substance involved

Shower head

Summary line

Strain - Lower back

Employee and industry

Job description
CNA
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
623110 — Nursing homes
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
64
Total hours worked
81683
EIN
760262402
Establishment ID
1134741
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:16:00.000
Time of incident
15:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:17:29:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.