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OSHA Injury Report: Northwest Steel Erection

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Northwest Steel Erection in 6285 NE Industry Drive, Des Moines, IA 50313 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was ironworker in erecting structural steel.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northwest Steel Erection
Parent company
Northwest Steel Erection
Street
6285 NE Industry Drive
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50313
On-site location
Indianola Auxiliary Building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was unspooling cable to install on crane

What happened

Employee reached into the spool of cable when his RIGHT hand was caught.

Injury or illness

Laceration of RIGHT finger

Object or substance involved

Cable

Summary line

Right finger lacerated by crane rigging

Employee and industry

Job description
Ironworker
SOC code
47-2221 — Structural Iron and Steel Workers
NAICS code
238120 — Erecting structural steel
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
161
Total hours worked
337225
EIN
462866279
Establishment ID
977690
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09JAN24:19:49:00

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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.