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OSHA Injury Report: DES MOINES Plant_1441091

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at DES MOINES Plant_1441091 in DES MOINES, IA 50318 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
48

moving empty equipment

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.

Neck including spine and cervical vertebrae-Center- Sprain Strain Twist

twisting neck

strained- neck- turned head wrong while using pallet jack.

Job description
MAIL HANDLER
SOC code
43-5051 — Postal Service Clerks
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
548
Total hours worked
944764
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212531
Employer case #
190107
Date of incident
Shift started
14:01:00.000
Time of incident
16:01:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:23:27:00

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.