Des Moines, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Respiratory condition · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition at Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority in 620 Cherry St, Des Moines, IA 50309 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was FR Operator in bus transit systems (except mixed mode).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
- Parent company
- Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
- Street
- 620 Cherry St
- City
- Des Moines
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50309
- On-site location
- On bus in the driver's seat
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
Before the incident
Driving a fixed route bus
What happened
The fire extinguisher located behind the operator came out of its housing and hit the floor causing it to dispense some particulate into the air.
Injury or illness
Breathing in the particulate caused difficulty breathing.
Object or substance involved
Fire extinguisher particulate
Summary line
Lungs from inhaling particulate from discharged fire extinguisher
Employee and industry
- Job description
- FR Operator
- SOC code
- 53-3052: Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- NAICS code
- 485113: Bus transit systems (except mixed mode)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 297
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 583,390
- EIN
- 421014354
- Establishment ID
- 810242
- Employer case #
- 24-017
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:15
- Time of incident
- 10:40
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-24
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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