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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 a 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 804 Mold Machine
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
30
Days restricted or transferred
62

stepping off of pattern onto ladder

Felt heard pop in right knee when stepping on ladder knee buckled and EE fell approximately 3ft to ground landing on left mid lower back

Fracture to lower back

falling three feet off ladder after knee buckled.

Fracture to lower back falling three feet off ladder after knee buckled.

Job description
A 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 #
25-195887
Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
19:35
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.