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OSHA Injury Report: DES MOINES Plant_1441091

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at DES MOINES Plant_1441091 in 1165 2ND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50318 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pSE MAIL PROCESSING CLERK in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
DES MOINES Plant_1441091
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
1165 2ND AVE
City
DES MOINES
State
IA
ZIP
50318
On-site location
Workroom Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
19
Days restricted or transferred
32

Before the incident

processsing mail

What happened

Employee states that while pushing gaylords he bumped his right forearm on a guardrail in the Parcel Post area on the 1st floor across from the [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Forearm-Right- Wounding

Object or substance involved

guard rail

Summary line

While moving mail equipment employee struck their arm against a guardrail causing a fracture to right forearm.

Employee and industry

Job description
PSE MAIL PROCESSING CLERK
SOC code
43-5053 — Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
548
Total hours worked
944764
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212531
Employer case #
169055

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:01:00.000
Time of incident
3:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:24:00

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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.