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

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

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 job transfer or restriction. Employee was hlth Mrkt Dept Mgr H 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
Backroom

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
30

Before the incident

reaching to get a box from above and lost balance.

What happened

Employee was reaching for a box above her head and lost her footing. She stumbled backwards and fell off a pallet and hit her tail bone and head on the concrete.

Injury or illness

INJURY TYPE: All Other Injuries NOC || BODY PART(S) AFFECTED: - Head - Soft Tissue

Object or substance involved

N A

Summary line

Concussion from losing of balance while reaching for a box falling on the concrete floor.

Employee and industry

Job description
Hlth Mrkt Dept Mgr H
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 #
2023-20

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:30:00.000
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.