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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Works Foundry

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Waterloo Works Foundry in 2000 Westfield Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701 resulted in days away from work. Employee was supervisor Maintenance Foundry 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 804 08A on line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Before the incident

EE was working on hydraulics on the line on 08A D804 when EE cut the line the parts shifted down quickly and crushed his head between parts Coworkers had to get EE out

What happened

Cut hydrolics and parts came down quickly and caught EEs head between them Rt side most injuries seen

Injury or illness

Crush injury to head

Object or substance involved

working on hydraulics on the line on 08A Dept 804 when EE cut the line the parts shifted down quickly and crushed his head between parts

Summary line

Crush injury to head working on hydraulics on the line on 08A Dept 804 when EE cut the line the parts shifted down quickly and crushed his head between parts

Employee and industry

Job description
Supervisor Maintenance Foundry
SOC code
49-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
NAICS code
331511 — Iron foundries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
550
Total hours worked
1232965
Establishment ID
1119783
Employer case #
23 1925848

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30:00.000
Time of incident
21:10:00.000
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.