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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 a 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 End of 300
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
26

Taking cores off line with the use of a lifting device and hoist

EE states was taking cores off and is holding core handling device in right hand began having pain to back of right hand radiating up forearm

Acute strain sprain right hand

holding core handling device in right hand.

Acute strain sprain right hand holding core handling device in right hand.

Job description
A 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 #
25-196306
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:00
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.