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OSHA Injury Report: Vermeer Des Moines

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Vermeer Des Moines in 1835 NE Broadway Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder in construction Machinery Manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Vermeer Des Moines
Parent company
Vermeer Corp
Street
1835 NE Broadway Ave
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50313
On-site location
Weld Cell

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Using a grinder on steel plates

What happened

metal shaving came up under face shield and into this individuals eye. Unable to locate or remove it. Taken to clinic to get further looked at.

Injury or illness

Foreign object in eye

Object or substance involved

steel shaving in eye

Summary line

TM was grinding on plates in their weld area with a face shield and proper PPE in on and metal shaving came up under face shield and into this individuals eye. Unable to locate or remove it. Taken to clinic to get further looked at. Obj Sub: Foreign objec

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333120 — Construction Machinery Manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
64
Total hours worked
100315
EIN
420663191
Establishment ID
1096144
Employer case #
34758

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:19:48:00

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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.