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OSHA Injury Report: JD Waterloo Tractor Operations

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at JD Waterloo Tractor Operations in 3500 E. Donald Street, Waterloo, IA 50703 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was kAssembler in tractors and attachments, farm-type, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
JD Waterloo Tractor Operations
Parent company
John Deere
Street
3500 E. Donald Street
City
Waterloo
State
IA
ZIP
50703
On-site location
Building 650 Drive Audit

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was auditing a tractor when he was attempting to get a wire plugged into the tractor to get a pressure reading.

What happened

EE unable to get wire into tractor because of a dime sized hardwire in the way. EE used an orange rubber mallet to attempt to get hose out of way and hit his right little finger.

Injury or illness

Right little finger contusion laceration

Object or substance involved

using orange rubber mallet to attempt to get hose out of way and hit right little finger.

Summary line

Right little finger contusion laceration using orange rubber mallet to attempt to get hose out of way and hit right little finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
KAssembler
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
333111 — Tractors and attachments, farm-type, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
848
Total hours worked
1726274
EIN
362746168
Establishment ID
421193
Employer case #
25-196404

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
0:25
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:20:24:00

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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.