West Des Moines, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines Water Works
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at West Des Moines Water Works in 4200 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50265 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was distribution Specialist in water treatment and distribution.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Des Moines Water Works
- Parent company
- West Des Moines Water Works
- Street
- 4200 Mills Civic Parkway
- City
- West Des Moines
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50265
- On-site location
- WDM City Street
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Working a water main break stepped off ledge to hand tools to co-workers but fell over onto thin form and trench box. Catching self with left arm hitting left hand then landed on right side. Injuries include swelling abrasions aches and pain from approx. 3-foot fall.
What happened
Working a water main break stepped off ledge to hand tools to co-workers but fell over onto thin form and trench box. Catching self with left arm hitting left hand then landed on right side. Injuries include swelling abrasions aches and pain from approx. 3-foot fall.
Injury or illness
Working a water main break stepped off ledge to hand tools to co-workers but fell over onto thin form and trench box. Catching self with left arm hitting left hand then landed on right side. Injuries include swelling abrasions aches and pain from approx. 3-foot fall.
Object or substance involved
Working a water main break stepped off ledge to hand tools to co-workers but fell over onto thin form and trench box. Catching self with left arm hitting left hand then landed on right side. Injuries include swelling abrasions aches and pain from approx. 3-foot fall.
Summary line
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Employee and industry
- Job description
- Distribution Specialist
- SOC code
- 41-4010: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- NAICS code
- 221310: Water treatment and distribution
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 40
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 71,786
- EIN
- 426024956
- Establishment ID
- 194710
- Employer case #
- 2025-047-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 15:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-18
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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