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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 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
1

Before the incident

mail processing

What happened

Employee was pulling out a full wire cage. The toe pin hit her toe as she was maneuvering the wire out not to hit the wires next to it Employee wanted medical attention and called someone to take her to hospital since she did not want to use ambulance.

Injury or illness

Big Toe-Left- Bruise

Object or substance involved

wire tainer

Summary line

Left Big toenail laceration caused by being struck by wire cage (rolling equipment).

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 #
252804

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:01:00.000
Time of incident
19:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:14:31:00

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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.