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OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines Water Works

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at West Des Moines Water Works in 4200 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50265 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was utility Locator in water treatment and distribution.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Des Moines Water Works
Parent company
West Des Moines Water Works
Street
4200 Mills Civic Parkway
City
West Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50265
On-site location
WDM Water Tower

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

Meeting with contractor doing soil bores behind water tower in weeds

What happened

Came in contact with poison ivy Meeting with contractor doing soil bores behind water tower in weeds.

Injury or illness

Poison Ivy (R) Ankle

Object or substance involved

Came in contact with poison ivy

Summary line

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Employee and industry

Job description
Utility Locator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
38
Total hours worked
69611
EIN
426024956
Establishment ID
194710
Employer case #
2023-044-K

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:16:58:00

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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.