OSHA Injury Report: JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

EE reports works in department 663 station 60 where she goes to the top of the tractor to help connect the hood makes 4 side panels and then places them by hand threading screws and then torquing down ee unsure of torque then puts the back piece on the tractor then utilizes 70 nuke meters torque to secure the floor into place but first hand threads the screws and then utilizes the 70 nuke meter torque 8 per tractor which reports is about 8 per hour. Also reports over head work to place the panels is required and as well as using a black bracket that is something in the 30 nuke meters for torque.

What happened

EE reports works in department 663 station 60 where she goes to the top of the tractor to help connect the hood makes 4 side panels and then places them by hand threading screws and then torquing down ee unsure of torque then puts the back piece on the tractor then utilizes 70 nuke meters torque to secure the floor into place but first hand threads the screws and then utilizes the 70 nuke meter torque 8 per tractor which reports is about 8 per hour. Also reports over head work to place the panels is required and as well as using a black bracket that is something in the 30 nuke meters for torque. Declines specific injury or event reports thought it was break in pain but lasted longer than a week so no longer believes it is break in pain also reporting that believes left shoulder pain is from the required work above head and the pain to right thumb pinky hand is from using the 70nuke meter torque.

Injury or illness

Left shoulder pain radiating down arm and right thumb pinky pain radiating to hand and arm

Object or substance involved

body positioning during tool use.

Summary line

Left shoulder pain radiating down arm and right thumb pinky pain radiating to hand and arm body positioning during tool use.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.