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OSHA Injury Report: Northwest Steel Erection

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

EE leaning over a crane pad and began lifting

EE suffered lower back pain due to improper lifting technique

Aggravated lower back muscle.

Lifting techniques

EE leaning over a crane pad and pulled back muscle when lifting

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
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
30JAN2025:20:27:00

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.