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OSHA Injury Report: Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc in 1712 Moellers Drive, Decorah, IA 52101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc
Street
1712 Moellers Drive
City
Decorah
State
IA
ZIP
52101
On-site location
South east welding table

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
46

Before the incident

Welding a frame

What happened

Employee went to pick up frame top and felt something give in shoulder.

Injury or illness

Rotator cuff tear

Object or substance involved

Welded frame top

Summary line

Pain in shoulder from moving frame piece from table to floor - rotator cuff tear on imaging

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Braze-rs
NAICS code
326199 — Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
211
Total hours worked
374512
EIN
421279013
Establishment ID
82858
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
7:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
29JAN2025:20:19:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.