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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 prep Finish Technician 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 126 Shot blast machine #4990
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
10
Days restricted or transferred
23

Employee was catching gear parts from the conveyer line to place in tubs

Employee took the gear and did not go high enough so he swung the gear against the tub and his right index finger got smashed between the gear and the tub

Fracture right index finger

catching gear parts from the conveyer line to place in tubs Did not lift high enough and swung the gear against the tub and right index finger got smashed between the gear and tub

Fracture right index finger catching gear parts from the conveyer line to place in tubs Did not lift high enough and swung the gear against the tub and right index finger got smashed between the gear and tub

Job description
Prep Finish Technician
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
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 #
251954125
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:30
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.