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OSHA Injury Report: DES MOINES Plant_1441091

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at DES MOINES Plant_1441091 in 1165 2ND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50318 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was 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
Dock & platform area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Opeing mail truck door

What happened

Expeditor opened up a trailer on the dock at [REDACTED]. A short stack of plastic pallets that had ridden up the door came down on her right leg and foot. The items in the truck weren’t strapped.

Injury or illness

Leg-Right- Wounding

Object or substance involved

plastic pallet

Summary line

contusion her right leg and foot- pallet fell and struck her leg.

Employee and industry

Job description
CLERK
SOC code
43-5051 — Postal Service Clerks
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
548
Total hours worked
944764
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212531
Employer case #
192100

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:01:00.000
Time of incident
17:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:28:00

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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.