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OSHA Injury Report: American Ordnance LLC

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at American Ordnance LLC in 17575 DMC Highway 79, Middletown, IA 52638 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production in ammunition (i.e., more than 30 mm., more than 1.18 inch) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
American Ordnance LLC
Street
17575 DMC Highway 79
City
Middletown
State
IA
ZIP
52638
On-site location
3A-04

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Using crow bar to move shells during production work.

What happened

Back spasmed while prying moving shells with crow bar.

Injury or illness

Lower back strain spasm (left side).

Object or substance involved

Crow bar shells

Summary line

EE was using crowbar to move shells and back spasmed. Sprain of ligaments.

Employee and industry

Job description
Production
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332993 — Ammunition (i.e., more than 30 mm., more than 1.18 inch) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
996
Total hours worked
2107366
Establishment ID
1355581
Employer case #
25-109

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
10FEB26:14:21:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.