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OSHA Injury Report: Ottumwa #1 - Main Store

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Ottumwa #1 - Main Store in 1025 N Quincy Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was meat Asst Dept Mgr in supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ottumwa #1 - Main Store
Parent company
HY-VEE, INC.
Street
1025 N Quincy Ave
City
Ottumwa
State
IA
ZIP
52501
On-site location
meat dept cooler

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

Before the incident

Employee was arranging a pallet in the meat cooler. While arranging the pallet Employee was driving the pallet jack outside the door. He hit the door. The door did not open fast enough. He put his foot up on the pallet [REDACTED] out of instinct instead of stopping the pallet jack. It then wedged him between the door and the jack. He then stopped the pallet [REDACTED].

What happened

Employee was arranging a pallet in the meat cooler. While arranging the pallet Employee was driving the pallet [REDACTED] outside the door. He hit the door. The door did not open fast enough. He put his foot up on the pallet [REDACTED] out of instinct instead of stopping the pallet [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

INJURY TYPE: Fracture || BODY PART(S) AFFECTED: - Toe(s)

Object or substance involved

Employee was using an electric pallet jack in the meat cooler when accident occurred.

Summary line

Right Great toe fracture from trying to stop door from closing.

Employee and industry

Job description
Meat Asst Dept Mgr
SOC code
51-3021 — Butchers and Meat Cutters
NAICS code
445110 — Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
178
Total hours worked
214545
EIN
420325638
Establishment ID
1028434
Employer case #
2023-4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:11:00.000
Time of incident
7:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:15:47:00

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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.