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OSHA Injury Report: FedEx 700 SW 9TH ST

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at FedEx 700 SW 9TH ST in 700 SW 9TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50309 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cOURIER DOT in transportation Air Cargo.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
FedEx 700 SW 9TH ST
Parent company
FEDEX EXPRESS
Street
700 SW 9TH ST
City
DES MOINES
State
IA
ZIP
50309
On-site location
OFF PREMISES CUST LOC LOADING DOCK

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

LIFTING;AUTOMOTIVE-UNPACKAGED;VEHICLE REAR DOOR

What happened

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE BACK DOOR OF A REACH VEHICLE. A SHE WAS LIFTING THE BACK DOOR CAUGHT AND STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY FELT A POP IN HER LOWER BACK AND COULDNT 'T MOVE FOR A BRIEF TIME.

Injury or illness

BACK (LOWER);NO SLIP TRIP FALL OR OTHER SPECIFIC ACCIDENT;SPRAINED

Object or substance involved

AUTOMOTIVE-UNPACKAGED;VEHICLE REAR DOOR

Summary line

SPRAINED;BACK (LOWER);NO SLIP TRIP FALL OR OTHER SPECIFIC ACCIDENT;

Employee and industry

Job description
COURIER DOT
SOC code
43-5021 — Couriers and Messengers
NAICS code
492110 — Transportation Air Cargo
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
131
Total hours worked
215794
EIN
710427007
Establishment ID
1153524
Employer case #
681335

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23FEB24:15:49:00

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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.