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OSHA Injury Report: General Merchandise-Cherokee

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at General Merchandise-Cherokee in 1010 Riverview Dr, Cherokee, IA 51012 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was shift 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
Gm Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Before the incident

lifting plastic pallet

What happened

EE states she was lifting a plastic pallet when she reached up to grab it she felt a sharp pain in her left shoulder and neck

Injury or illness

INJURY TYPE: Strain || BODY PART(S) AFFECTED: Multiple Upper Extremities

Object or substance involved

plastic pallet pallet jack

Summary line

Left shoulder and neck strain from lifting plastic pallet

Employee and industry

Job description
Shift Repack Rm
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
493110 — General Warehousing and Storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
34
Total hours worked
46542
EIN
420325638
Establishment ID
1028548
Employer case #
2023-2gm

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:15:00.000
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.