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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Waterloo Foundry

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at John Deere Waterloo Foundry in Waterloo, IA 50701 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was core Cell Operator in ductile iron castings, unfinished, manufacturing.

Establishment
John Deere Waterloo Foundry
Parent company
John Deere
Street
2000 Westfield Ave
City
Waterloo
State
IA
ZIP
50701
On-site location
Dept 782
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

EE states screwed on lifters to core box hooked up chains to box and was moving chair around core box

EE states went to raise core box and left ring and pinky fingers were caught between the core box guide pin and chain

Left ring finger laceration left pinky open tuft fracture

being caught between the core box guide pin and chain while lifting core box.

Left ring finger laceration left pinky open tuft fracture being caught between the core box guide pin and chain while lifting core box.

Job description
Core Cell Operator
SOC code
51-4071 — Foundry Mold and Coremakers
NAICS code
331511 — Ductile iron castings, unfinished, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
490
Total hours worked
910569
EIN
362382580
Establishment ID
570100
Employer case #
25-195448
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
11:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06FEB26:21:30:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.