Des Moines, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority in Des Moines, IA 50309 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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 at undisclosed location, wheelchair securement area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 33
Before the incident
Operating a fixed route bus boarding a passenger in a wheelchair
What happened
While strapping down the wheelchair in the bus the operator felt extreme pain in their lower back.
Injury or illness
Lower back strain.
Object or substance involved
N A
Summary line
Lower back strain
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
- Avg employees
- 297
- Total hours worked
- 583390
- EIN
- 421014354
- Establishment ID
- 810242
- Employer case #
- 24-021
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 13:13
- Time of incident
- 13:25
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 24JAN2025:17:21:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.