Des Moines, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Northwest Steel Erection
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Northwest Steel Erection in Des Moines, IA 50313 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in erecting structural steel.
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
- DSM Airport job site
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
Before the incident
EE leaning over a crane pad and began lifting
What happened
EE suffered lower back pain due to improper lifting technique
Injury or illness
Aggravated lower back muscle.
Object or substance involved
Lifting techniques
Summary line
EE leaning over a crane pad and pulled back muscle when lifting
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 238120 — Erecting structural steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 231
- Total hours worked
- 345937
- EIN
- 462866279
- Establishment ID
- 977690
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 14:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 30JAN2025:20:27:00
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.