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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Waterloo in 300 Ansborough Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701 resulted in days away from work. Employee was wash Line Operator in plastic Reprocessing Facility.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Waterloo
Parent company
Advanced Drainage Systems
Street
300 Ansborough Ave
City
Waterloo
State
IA
ZIP
50701
On-site location
Silo 6 Wash Line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11

Before the incident

Clearing material jam in silo

What happened

Rotary airlock actuated and made contact with finger

Injury or illness

Right fingertip amputation

Object or substance involved

Rotary airlock

Summary line

EE was attempting to clear a material jam when he bypassed guard and reached into silo discharge area when he felt something cut his finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Wash Line Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423930 — Plastic Reprocessing Facility
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
101
Total hours worked
183587
EIN
510105665
Establishment ID
1184963
Employer case #
IN-2023022

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:15:12:00

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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.