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OSHA Injury Report: Metro Recycling Facility

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Metro Recycling Facility in Grimes, IA 50111 resulted in days away from work. Employee was recycling Sorter in materials recovery facilities (MRF).

Establishment
Metro Recycling Facility
Parent company
Metro Waste Authority
Street
4185 SE Beisser DR
City
Grimes
State
IA
ZIP
50111
On-site location
Can Redemption Area
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
12
Days restricted or transferred
45

Walking from the redemption customer area to the redemption table.

The employee slipped on a piece of Styrofoam on the floor with his right foot hyperextending and injuring their right calf.

Hyperextended right foot and right calf strain.

Styrofoam

Slipped on styrofoam on the floor and hyperextended his right foot and injured right calf.

Job description
Recycling Sorter
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562920 — Materials recovery facilities (MRF)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
29
Total hours worked
48274
EIN
420957531
Establishment ID
919789
Employer case #
2502
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
9:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06FEB26:15:20:00

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.