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

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at West Des Moines #2 - Main Store in 1990 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was genmrch 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
General Merchandise

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
22

Before the incident

was lifting boxes to stock GM area

What happened

Employee lifting boxes from pallet to put in cart. These then go out to the department area to be stocked on the shelves. Open the boxes; lift merchandise out of boxes and stock on shelves. Break down the box and throw away in cardboard compactor.

Injury or illness

INJURY TYPE: Inflammation || BODY PART(S) AFFECTED: - Low Back Area (Lumbar & Lumbo-Sacral)

Object or substance involved

cart

Summary line

Neck upper back strain from pulling pallet of ice melt.

Employee and industry

Job description
Genmrch Clerk
SOC code
53-7065 — Stockers and Order Fillers
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 #
2023-2

When (timing detail)

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