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OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines #2 - Main Store

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at West Des Moines #2 - Main Store in 1990 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265 resulted in days away from work. Employee was courtesy Clerk in supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Des Moines #2 - Main Store
Parent company
HY-VEE, INC.
Street
1990 Grand Ave
City
West Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50265
On-site location
parking Lot

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

pushing carts into building for the customers to use

What happened

handles on grocery cart were slippery due to rain; lost control of 1 of the carts that broke away from the other 3; while retrieving the loose 1 cart the metal seat moved into place and smashed the right middle finger

Injury or illness

INJURY TYPE: Inflammation || BODY PART(S) AFFECTED: - Finger

Object or substance involved

grocery cart

Summary line

right middle finger fracture from caught in cart seat.

Employee and industry

Job description
Courtesy Clerk
SOC code
53-7064 — Packers and Packagers, Hand
NAICS code
445110 — Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
144
Total hours worked
180439
EIN
420325638
Establishment ID
1028525
Employer case #
2023-9

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
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.