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OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines #4 - Main Store

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at West Des Moines #4 - Main Store in 555 S 51st St, West Des Moines, IA 50265 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was asst Mgr Str Oper S in supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Des Moines #4 - Main Store
Parent company
HY-VEE, INC.
Street
555 S 51st St
City
West Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50265
On-site location
Trash Compactor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Using a long metal pole to jam trash down to unblock the compactor.

What happened

Using a long metal pole to stab or jam trash down to unblock the compactor. Lost grip of the pole while pushing down the trash shoot resulting in his hand falling down (against the inside of the metal shoot of the compactor) and the pole sticking the top of his left hand. Left middle finger was smashed cut and damaged the nail bed.

Injury or illness

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

Object or substance involved

Metal pole & compactor.

Summary line

Laceration Left middle finger metal pole & compactor metal frame

Employee and industry

Job description
Asst Mgr Str Oper S
SOC code
41-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
NAICS code
445110 — Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
371
Total hours worked
380231
EIN
420325638
Establishment ID
1028527
Employer case #
2023-21

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:15:48:00

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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.