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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Waterloo Foundry

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at John Deere Waterloo Foundry in 2000 Westfield Ave, Waterloo, IA 50613 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was core Cell Operator in ductile iron castings, unfinished, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
John Deere Waterloo Foundry
Parent company
John Deere
Street
2000 Westfield Ave
City
Waterloo
State
IA
ZIP
50613
On-site location
Dept 782

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

EE was working in [REDACTED] and was bringing core handling device to lock it onto a core

What happened

EE states the chain stuck and she proceeded to dislodge it and the device slammed down on her Right thumb between the core handling device and the core

Injury or illness

Right thumb contusion

Object or substance involved

bringing core handling device to lock it onto a core chain stuck and EE proceeded to dislodge it Device slammed down on right thumb

Summary line

Right thumb contusion bringing core handling device to lock it onto a core chain stuck and EE proceeded to dislodge it Device slammed down on right thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Core Cell Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331511 — Ductile iron castings, unfinished, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
552
Total hours worked
967141
EIN
362382580
Establishment ID
570100
Employer case #
24 1948229

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:30
Time of incident
2:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
21FEB2025:19:55:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.