DES MOINES, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: DES MOINES Plant_1441091
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at DES MOINES Plant_1441091 in 1165 2ND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50318 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mail handler in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- DES MOINES Plant_1441091
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 1165 2ND AVE
- City
- DES MOINES
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50318
- On-site location
- Workroom Floor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 48
Before the incident
moving empty equipment
What happened
Mail handler was using a pallet jack to move stacks of empty trays on the 2nd floor. Employee turned his head to see if it was clear to move and strained his neck.
Injury or illness
Neck including spine and cervical vertebrae-Center- Sprain Strain Twist
Object or substance involved
twisting neck
Summary line
strained- neck- turned head wrong while using pallet jack.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MAIL HANDLER
- SOC code
- 43-5051: Postal Service Clerks
- NAICS code
- 491110: Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 548
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 944,764
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1212531
- Employer case #
- 190107
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:01
- Time of incident
- 16:01
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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