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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Waterloo Foundry

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at John Deere Waterloo Foundry in Waterloo, IA 50701 resulted in days away from work. 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 Fritz
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
21
Days restricted or transferred
39

Taking cope off 51 to put on rack

EE states put box down and was lifting chains up to send hoist back chain caught on bolt (weighing hundreds of pounds) on box causing it to lift up and swing towards EE striking EE on bilateral thighs bilateral forearms and right lower abdomen and sliding down to floor.

Cut left thigh with contusion abrasion right thigh with contusion abrasion right lower abdomen contusion to bilateral forearms

lifting chain getting caught on bolt on box causing it to lift up and swing.

Cut left thigh with contusion abrasion right thigh with contusion abrasion right lower abdomen contusion to bilateral forearms lifting chain getting caught on bolt on box causing it to lift up and swing.

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 #
25-195531
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:20
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.