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OSHA Injury Report: Olympic Steel Iowa, Inc.

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Olympic Steel Iowa, Inc. in 6425 State Street, Bettendorf, IA 52722 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was shop Helper in steel merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Olympic Steel Iowa, Inc.
Parent company
Olympic Steel Iowa, Inc
Street
6425 State Street
City
Bettendorf
State
IA
ZIP
52722
On-site location
Chip and Grind Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

Employee was using a grinder to grind the edges of a part T315822 and felt something in his left eye

What happened

Employee stated he thought it was just air hit his eye but realized something was in his left eye.

Injury or illness

Foreign body in the left eye

Object or substance involved

Foreign body possible steel dust

Summary line

Left Eye-foreign body

Employee and industry

Job description
Shop Helper
SOC code
51-9198 — Helpers--Production Workers
NAICS code
423510 — Steel merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
92
Total hours worked
193822
EIN
411879071
Establishment ID
984394
Employer case #
23-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:15:00.000
Submitted
01FEB24:13:37:00

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Source

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.