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OSHA Injury Report: Florist Distributing

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Florist Distributing in Ankeny, IA 50021 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was fLORAL DESIGNER in flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.

Establishment
Florist Distributing
Parent company
HY-VEE, INC.
Street
2810 SE Delaware Ave
City
Ankeny
State
IA
ZIP
50021
On-site location
FDI Warehouse
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Employee was inflating balloons with the balloon inflator sealer machine

Employee was inflating balloons with the balloon inflator sealer machine - she got her right index finger in the way of the sealer portion of the machine. When the machine sensed the motion it triggered the hand mallets to close causing her right index finger to become smashed lacerated. She did receive 4 stiches at the work comp clinic.

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

Pre-infate balloons and balloon inflator sealer

Contusion to right index finger; smash between mechanical clamps on balloon inflator

Job description
FLORAL DESIGNER
SOC code
27-1023 — Floral Designers
NAICS code
424930 — Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
85
Total hours worked
148762
EIN
420325638
Establishment ID
1028560
Employer case #
2023-14
Date of incident
Shift started
7:09:00.000
Time of incident
11:50:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:15:46:00

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