Grimes, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Metro Recycling Facility
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Metro Recycling Facility in Grimes, IA 50111 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was environmental Tech Can Redemption in materials recovery facilities (MRF).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Metro Recycling Facility
- Parent company
- Metro Waste Authority
- Street
- 4185 SE Beisser DR
- City
- Grimes
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50111
- On-site location
- By double ram baler
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 13
Before the incident
Working on old totes to remove wheels and metal bars.
What happened
Banding on a bale of compressed garbage totes broke causing the totes to move out with force hitting his right knee.
Injury or illness
Right knee popped and was strained.
Object or substance involved
Hard plastic garbage totes
Summary line
Right knee sprain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Environmental Tech Can Redemption
- SOC code
- 47-4041 — Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- NAICS code
- 562920 — Materials recovery facilities (MRF)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 29
- Total hours worked
- 48274
- EIN
- 420957531
- Establishment ID
- 919789
- Employer case #
- 2501
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 15:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 06FEB26:15:00:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.