2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations in Waterloo, IA 50701 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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 548
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Employee reports that she works assembly in department 548 Employee was hoisting 4 track axels from the rack on to the line

Employee reports that while hoisting the 4 track axels onto the line the hoist became stuck so she had to use extra force to maneuver the axel onto the line with her left arm as the hoist controller was in the right hand While doing so she felt a sharp pain and pop in her left posterior shoulder

Left shoulder pain

hoisting the 4 track axels onto the line Hoist became stuck extra force needed to maneuver the axel onto the line with left arm as the hoist controller was in the right hand While doing so felt a sharp pain and pop in left posterior shoulder

Left shoulder pain hoisting the 4 track axels onto the line Hoist became stuck extra force needed to maneuver the axel onto the line with left arm as the hoist controller was in the right hand While doing so felt a sharp pain and pop in left posterior

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 #
251966383
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:10
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.