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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Works Foundry

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Waterloo Works Foundry in 2000 Westfield Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
Core room D 785 by 300 Oven

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
149

Before the incident

EE had picked up the core the handling device turned the wrong way in left hand causing her to catch it to stop and get it going the right direction

What happened

Devise turned in left hand many times causing pain

Injury or illness

Lt thumb and wrist pain

Object or substance involved

the twisting of devise in her hand

Summary line

Lt thumb and wrist pain the twisting of devise in her hand

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 1923170

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
21:00:00.000
Time of incident
4:30:00.000
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.