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OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines #2 - Main Store

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at West Des Moines #2 - Main Store in West Des Moines, IA 50265 resulted in days away from work. Employee was price Data Analyst in supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores.

Establishment
West Des Moines #2 - Main Store
Parent company
HY-VEE, INC.
Street
1990 Grand Ave
City
West Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50265
On-site location
Backroom
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
1

Employee pulled a pallet of cases of water using a pallet jack from the back stock area to the aisle for waters. Took cases of water off the pallet and stacked on the pallet in the aisle

When moving the case of water from one pallet to the other [REDACTED] felt a pop in the lower back area that pulled and caused him to stop. Strain from lifting the case of water up and turning with the case moving to the pallet on the aisle.

INJURY TYPE: Strain || BODY PART(S) AFFECTED: - Low Back Area (Lumbar & Lumbo-Sacral)

Pallet Jack full of cases of water

Low back strain from pulling pallet of water.

Job description
Price Data Analyst
SOC code
15-1211 — Computer Systems Analysts
NAICS code
445110 — Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
144
Total hours worked
180439
EIN
420325638
Establishment ID
1028525
Employer case #
2023-4
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:45:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:15:47:00

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.