Waterloo, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Waterloo Foundry
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 21
- Days restricted or transferred
- 39
Before the incident
Taking cope off 51 to put on rack
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Cut left thigh with contusion abrasion right thigh with contusion abrasion right lower abdomen contusion to bilateral forearms
Object or substance involved
lifting chain getting caught on bolt on box causing it to lift up and swing.
Summary line
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.
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 7:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 06FEB26:21:30:00
Source
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.