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OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Palo Alto County Health System in 3201 1st Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cMA in health Care.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Palo Alto County Health System
Parent company
Palo Alto County Health System
Street
3201 1st Street
City
Emmetsburg
State
IA
ZIP
50536
On-site location
Patient 's Exam Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
42

Before the incident

Rooming clinic patients for the provider to see and drawing labs.

What happened

Kneeling on the floor during a dressing change when she started having a sharp sting to the left knee.

Injury or illness

Ache burn sharp sting to the left knee

Object or substance involved

Floor

Summary line

IT Band Syndrome to left knee while kneeling for a dressing change

Employee and industry

Job description
CMA
SOC code
31-9092 — Medical Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Health Care
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
290
Total hours worked
487126
EIN
420455510
Establishment ID
561751
Employer case #
R2023011

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Submitted
04JAN24:19:42:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.