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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 bakery Clerk 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
Bakery

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Slicing loafs of bread for stuffing. These loafs are slightly soft and need to gently be pushed towards the blades. 3 loafs were on the slicer at the time of injury.

What happened

Slicing loafs of bread for stuffing. These loafs are slightly soft and need to gently be pushed towards the blades. 3 loafs were on the slicer at the time of injury. Employee was gently pushing the loafs towards the moving blades and fingers got to close. She was cut under her nail on the right index finger.

Injury or illness

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

Object or substance involved

Automatic Bread (loaf) Slicer

Summary line

Laceration Right Index Finger bread Slicer

Employee and industry

Job description
Bakery Clerk
SOC code
51-3011 — Bakers
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 #
2023-19

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
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.