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OSHA Injury Report: Pennington County LEC/Justice Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Pennington County LEC/Justice Center in 102 1st St W, Thief River Falls, MN 56701 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cORRECTIONS OFFICER in sheriffs' offices (except court functions only).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pennington County LEC/Justice Center
Parent company
Pennington County
Street
102 1st St W
City
Thief River Falls
State
MN
ZIP
56701
On-site location
LEC JUSTICE CENTER

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
79

Before the incident

IN A DEFENSIVE TACTICS TRAINING EXERCISE AND WAS PLAYING THE PART OF A COMBATIVE INMATE

What happened

OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE RESTRAINING HIS LEGS AND HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND FELT SEVERE PAIN IN LEFT KNEE

Injury or illness

POSSIBLE LIGAMENT TEAR IN LEFT KNEE

Object or substance involved

HANDCUFFS; RESTRAINT EQUIPMENT; OTHER EMPLOYEE RESTRAINT EFFORTS AS PART OF THE EXERCISE

Summary line

LEFT KNEE; MCL SPRAIN

Employee and industry

Job description
CORRECTIONS OFFICER
SOC code
33-3012 — Correctional Officers and Jailers
NAICS code
922120 — Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
52
Total hours worked
92415
EIN
416005862
Establishment ID
367882
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:58:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22FEB24:01:36:00

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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.