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OSHA Injury Report: Iowa State Fair Authority

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Iowa State Fair Authority in 3000 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50317 resulted in days away from work. Employee was seasonal Maintenance Worker in fair organizers with facilities, agricultural.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Iowa State Fair Authority
Parent company
Iowa State Fair Authority
Street
3000 E. Grand Ave.
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50317
On-site location
In front of the sheep barn

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
66

Before the incident

He was hitching a trailer to a truck

What happened

He lifted the trailer by the hitch to set it on the truck but it was too heavy and ended up crushing his right middle finger

Injury or illness

Crushed right middle finger

Object or substance involved

Trailer hitch

Summary line

Crushed right middle finger between a hitch and trailer

Employee and industry

Job description
Seasonal Maintenance Worker
SOC code
37-3011 — Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
NAICS code
711310 — Fair organizers with facilities, agricultural
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
252
Total hours worked
272588
EIN
426004573
Establishment ID
1502603
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
9:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:19:24:00

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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.