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OSHA Injury Report: Retail Distribution West

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Retail Distribution West in 1529 N Davis Ave, Ottawa, KS 66067 resulted in days away from work. Employee was merchandise Processor in general warehousing and storage.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Retail Distribution West
Parent company
American Eagle Outfitters
Street
1529 N Davis Ave
City
Ottawa
State
KS
ZIP
66067
On-site location
Retail Packing

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Packing Boxes

What happened

The associate reached under the upper conveyor to try to clear the jammed boxes that were below. When the associate reached under the conveyor they had part of their body under the upper conveyor. As the associate was trying to clear the jam their hair got caught in a U-Joint

Injury or illness

Laceration to back of head

Object or substance involved

Conveyor rollers

Summary line

Laceration to back of head

Employee and industry

Job description
Merchandise Processor
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
493110 — General warehousing and storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
884
Total hours worked
1417350
Establishment ID
637837
Employer case #
CY23-00387

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
11:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:19:01:00

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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.