Browse Workplace Injuries
35 OSHA severe injury reports in IOWA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 35 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2025 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | DES MOINES, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Iowa Veterans Home | MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2024 | United States Postal Service | LAUREL, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures and soft tissue injuries | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | DES MOINES, Iowa | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Fractures | Trunk and other upper extremities | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2024 | AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC | MIDDLETOWN, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2024 | United States Postal Service | HUXLEY, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 29, 2023 | AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC | MIDDLETOWN, Iowa | Explosion, n.e.c. | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Don Hummer Trucking Corporation | CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 25, 2021 | U.S. Postal Service | EMMETSBURG, Iowa | Bitten and struck by animal | Skull fracture and intracranial injury | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 8, 2021 | U.S. Postal Service | DES MOINES, Iowa | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2021 | U.S. Postal Service | DES MOINES, Iowa | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 12, 2021 | EAGLE ROOFING LLC | LE MARS, Iowa | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 17, 2020 | AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC | MIDDLETOWN, Iowa | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Wright Tree Service | DES MOINES, Iowa | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2020 | U.S. Postal Service | DES MOINES, Iowa | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 2, 2020 | DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE | DES MOINES, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2020 | U.S. Postal Service | CLINTON, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2019 | Holcim (US) Inc. | BETTENDORF, Iowa | Entangled in other object or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 8, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | DES MOINES, Iowa | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | GRINNELL, Iowa | Stings and venomous bites | Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2019 | DUBUQUE BARGE AND FLEETING SERVICE COMPANY | BARTLETT, Iowa | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2019 | Valley Construction Company | MIDDLETOWN, Iowa | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2019 | DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-IOWA CITY VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | IOWA CITY, Iowa | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Mar 1, 2019 | J. F. Brennan Company, Inc. | DAVENPORT, Iowa | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 24, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | DES MOINES, Iowa | Exposure to environmental cold | Effects of reduced temperature, n.e.c. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 27, 2018 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | DES MOINES, Iowa | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 13, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | COON RAPIDS, Iowa | Gored or rammed by animal | Skull fracture and intracranial injury | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 9, 2017 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | OELWEIN, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2016 | Pitney Bowes Presort Services | URBANDALE, Iowa | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 1, 2016 | TMC TRANSPORTATION | DES MOINES, Iowa | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service | GREENFIELD, Iowa | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 12, 2016 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | WHITTEMORE, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 11, 2015 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | DES MOINES, Iowa | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 19, 2015 | DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE | DES MOINES, Iowa | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2015 | DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE | DES MOINES, Iowa | Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
Use the employer search field in the filter bar above. Enter a company name or partial name and click Filter. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names, so you can find all reports for a company even if the exact legal name varies across reports.