OSHA Injury Report: Des Moines Regional Bakery - Main Store

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Lifting bread trays on to pallet. Bread was being wrapped by employee

What happened

Employee was wrapping bread filling the bread trays and lifting bread trays on to pallet. Employee has right arm injury that is not work-related causing him to favor his left arm. For this reason employee was asked to slow down and not lift as much. Other employees available to help. Employees own words are that he feels he has to keep up with others who are working faster. Employee has been told it is ok to slow down and make any necessary accommodations to avoid injury.

Injury or illness

INJURY TYPE: Inflammation || BODY PART(S) AFFECTED: - Finger

Object or substance involved

Purple bread trays pallets

Summary line

Left wrist sprain from wrapping bread filling and lifting trays.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.