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OSHA Injury Report: Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority in 620 Cherry St, Des Moines, IA 50309 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fR Operator in bus transit systems (except mixed mode).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Parent company
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Street
620 Cherry St
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50309
On-site location
SE 14th St/Cummins - Bus stop and bus wheelchair ramp

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
45

Before the incident

Operating a fixed route bus. Stopped at a bus stop to alight passengers.

What happened

Employee was assisting a wheelchair that had gotten stuck in the mud. He tried to push them back towards the sidewalk and when that didn 't work he pulled the wheelchair back onto the bus.

Injury or illness

Pain in both shoulders as well as in the thoracic spine lower back strain.

Object or substance involved

N A

Summary line

Lower back strain. Pain in both shoulders and thoracic spine.

Employee and industry

Job description
FR Operator
SOC code
53-3052 — Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
NAICS code
485113 — Bus transit systems (except mixed mode)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
297
Total hours worked
583390
EIN
421014354
Establishment ID
810242
Employer case #
24-022

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:50
Time of incident
19:02
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24JAN2025:17:23:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.