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OSHA Injury Report: DES MOINES NDC_1360742

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at DES MOINES NDC_1360742 in 4000 109TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50395 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cLERK in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
DES MOINES NDC_1360742
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
4000 109TH ST
City
DES MOINES
State
IA
ZIP
50395
On-site location
Outgoing letter secondary

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
153

Before the incident

Distributing mail dispatching sacks containers

What happened

Employee reported that he was experiencing pain in his right wrist and it was radiating up his right arm due to sorting distributing mail and dispatching sacks containers. He stated the pain started at appx. [REDACTED]. Employee requested medical treatment.

Injury or illness

Wrist-Right- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

repetitive motion

Summary line

Carpal tunnel syndrome to right wrist caused by repetitive motion working the mail

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
556
Total hours worked
939372
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212530
Employer case #
214863

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:01:00.000
Time of incident
18:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:14:24:00

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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.