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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Works Foundry

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Waterloo Works Foundry in 2000 Westfield Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was core Cell Operator in iron foundries.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Waterloo Works Foundry
Parent company
Waterloo Works Foundry
Street
2000 Westfield Ave
City
Waterloo
State
IA
ZIP
50701
On-site location
Dept 785

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Was working claying a box and blowing sand off of a mold and EE states that sand flies during the process

What happened

Felt that sand blew into his eyes and rubbed them with his gloves on which had been in contact with Zip Slip [REDACTED] Noticed the burning sensation ten minutes [REDACTED] the incident while outside on break

Injury or illness

Eye irritation

Object or substance involved

sand blowing into eyes and then rubbed them with gloves on

Summary line

Eye irritation sand blowing into eyes and then rubbed them with gloves on

Employee and industry

Job description
Core Cell Operator
SOC code
51-4071 — Foundry Mold and Coremakers
NAICS code
331511 — Iron foundries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
550
Total hours worked
1232965
Establishment ID
1119783
Employer case #
23 1921617

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
21:00:00.000
Time of incident
4:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:16:42:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.