Waterloo, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Ranews Companies - Waterloo
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Ranews Companies - Waterloo in 2320 Northeast Drive, Waterloo, IA 50703 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lab Tech in coating metals and metal products for the trade.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ranews Companies - Waterloo
- Parent company
- Ranews Companies
- Street
- 2320 Northeast Drive
- City
- Waterloo
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50703
- On-site location
- West Chemical Storage
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was replacing on empty drum of Sulfuric Acid with a full drum.
What happened
Employee bumped the drum with their hip to push the drum into position causing Sulfuric acid to splash from the open bung into their face.
Injury or illness
Chemical burn to eyes and face.
Object or substance involved
Sulfuric Acid
Summary line
Splashed Sulfuric acid onto face and eyes
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lab Tech
- SOC code
- 19-4031: Chemical Technicians
- NAICS code
- 332812: Coating metals and metal products for the trade
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 134
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 231,707
- EIN
- 582239971
- Establishment ID
- 1012135
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 20:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-26
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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