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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations in Waterloo, IA 50701 resulted in days away from work. Employee was assembler in farm tractors and attachments manufacturing.

Establishment
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations
Parent company
Deere and Company
Street
300 West Commercial Street
City
Waterloo
State
IA
ZIP
50701
On-site location
Dept 504 Station 10
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
166
Days restricted or transferred
14

EE working in [REDACTED] 504 OP 10 Stated has worked there for past 12 years

Reported the dept recently obtained a new BHLD machine that she used this [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] only ([REDACTED] and [REDACTED]) Described having to squeeze handle on the new machine multiple times throughout her shift in order to complete her split Stated she has to squeeze the handle release springs or pins utilize hoist and squeeze the handles again Stated she is required to squeeze the handle 4 times axle or at least 32 times in her shift to account for 16 units

Bilateral hand pain numbness and tingling

squeezing the handle on the new BHLD machine 4 times axle or at least 32 times during shift

Bilateral hand pain numbness and tingling squeezing the handle on the new BHLD machine 4 times axle or at least 32 times during shift

Job description
Assembler
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
333111 — Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1168
Total hours worked
2376486
EIN
362746168
Establishment ID
572985
Employer case #
251952393
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:20:15:00

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.