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OSHA Injury Report: Elmwood Care Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Elmwood Care Center in 222 N. 15th Street, Onawa, IA 51040 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Director in skilled nursing facilities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Elmwood Care Center
Street
222 N. 15th Street
City
Onawa
State
IA
ZIP
51040
On-site location
roof

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

checking dryer vents from roof

What happened

Employee was on the roof to check dryer vent. Dryer vent lint caught fire due to employee trying to open dryer vent. The lint caught fire and burnt left and right hand fingertips trying to remove burning lint from rooftop.

Injury or illness

burnt fingertips on left and right hands

Object or substance involved

fire

Summary line

dryer lint caught fire and burnt fingertips

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Director
SOC code
49-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
NAICS code
623110 — Skilled nursing facilities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
71
Total hours worked
35739
EIN
300716520
Establishment ID
1185485
Employer case #
3020613202

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:23:40:00

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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.