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OSHA Injury Report: General Merchandise-Cherokee

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at General Merchandise-Cherokee in 1010 Riverview Dr, Cherokee, IA 51012 resulted in days away from work. Employee was shift Pt Repack Rm in general Warehousing and Storage.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
General Merchandise-Cherokee
Parent company
HY-VEE, INC.
Street
1010 Riverview Dr
City
Cherokee
State
IA
ZIP
51012
On-site location
Bottom pickmod

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

lifting gate

What happened

EE states she was opening the gate and her right thumb got stuck and the gate fell back on it and crushed it. Laceration across nail and fracture of right thumb

Injury or illness

INJURY TYPE: Multiple Physical Injuries Only || BODY PART(S) AFFECTED: - Thumb

Object or substance involved

Pick mod gate

Summary line

crush injury to right thumb. Gate fell down on finger after opening

Employee and industry

Job description
Shift Pt Repack Rm
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
493110 — General Warehousing and Storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
34
Total hours worked
46542
EIN
420325638
Establishment ID
1028548
Employer case #
2023-6gm

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:20:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:15:46:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.