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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 prodn Maint Repair 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 802 Cooling Shed
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
54

He was wiggling a shaft that was suspended up 2-3 feet off the ground to try to get it into place and he was with [REDACTED] who was also helping him wiggle the shaft.

He was wiggling a shaft that was suspended up 2-3 feet off the ground to try to get it into place and he was with [REDACTED] who was also helping him wiggle the shaft. While he was wiggling the shaft all of the sudden he felt sharp pain in his right shoulder and he kept trying to wiggle shaft into place despite his pain.

Right shoulder strain

wiggling a shaft that was suspended up 2-3 feet off the ground to try to get it into place.

Right shoulder strain wiggling a shaft that was suspended up 2-3 feet off the ground to try to get it into place.

Job description
Prodn Maint Repair
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
25-195587
Date of incident
Shift started
22:30
Time of incident
5:00
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.