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OSHA Injury Report: Metro Park East Landfill

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Metro Park East Landfill in Mitchellville, IA 50169 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in landfills.

Establishment
Metro Park East Landfill
Parent company
Metro Waste Authority
Street
12181 NE University AVE
City
Mitchellville
State
IA
ZIP
50169
On-site location
Maintenance Bay
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Opening the rear door on a semi trailer

Employee released the door on the trailer and it was under tension causing it to swing open quickly striking him in the left side of his face.

Fractured left side of face

Semi trailer door.

Fracture on left side of face from a semi trailer door.

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
NAICS code
562212 — Landfills
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
51
Total hours worked
87211
EIN
420957531
Establishment ID
288143
Employer case #
2504
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
14:57
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06FEB26:16:08:00

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.