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OSHA Injury Report: Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines in 1810 Hull Ave., Des Moines, IA 50313 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cDL Driver in general-line scrap merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines
Parent company
Alter Trading
Street
1810 Hull Ave.
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50313
On-site location
Vermeer

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
121

Before the incident

Driving truck

What happened

The employee was lifting a box onto the truck the chain was too long and it caused the box to swing and as he walked past it the box hit the employee in the shoulder knocking him to the ground

Injury or illness

Rotator cuff tear.

Object or substance involved

Box hitting him and knocking him to the ground.

Summary line

Right rotator cuff tear struck by swing box

Employee and industry

Job description
CDL Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
423930 — General-line scrap merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
36
Total hours worked
90535
EIN
421272366
Establishment ID
107903
Employer case #
2023-0174

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
31JAN24:19:57:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.