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OSHA Injury Report: R+L Carriers - DSM

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at R+L Carriers - DSM in 5185 NE 22nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50313 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver City Class A in general Freight Trucking Long-Distance Less Than Truckload.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
R+L Carriers - DSM
Parent company
R L Carriers
Street
5185 NE 22nd Street
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50313
On-site location
Customer Location Trailer ladder

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
107

Before the incident

Performing a pickup at customer location

What happened

Internal derangement of right knee strain of right patellar tendon and tear of medial meniscus of right knee; Climbing up ladder into trailer

Injury or illness

Meniscus Tear

Object or substance involved

Climbing up ladder into trailer

Summary line

Internal derangement of right knee strain of right patellar tendon and tear of medial meniscus of right knee; Climbing up ladder into trailer

Employee and industry

Job description
Driver City Class A
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
484122 — General Freight Trucking Long-Distance Less Than Truckload
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
57
Total hours worked
114702
EIN
200451193
Establishment ID
42616
Employer case #
1562-WC-2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
9:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
17FEB26:18:21:00

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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.