Waterloo, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Works Foundry
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Waterloo Works Foundry in 2000 Westfield Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701 resulted in days away from work. Employee was prodn Maint Repair in iron foundries.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Waterloo Works Foundry
- Parent company
- Waterloo Works Foundry
- Street
- 2000 Westfield Ave
- City
- Waterloo
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50701
- On-site location
- Dept 804 Alfa AS08A
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 81
- Days restricted or transferred
- 35
Before the incident
Working N side of machine in DPT 804 and discovered hydraulic leak supervisor became caught in machine and was assisting to relieve supervisor from machine
What happened
Employee was at bottom area of machine where supervisor was trapped stated he had to jump up levels and duck under things quickly to get to same level as where supervisor was trapped and picked up pry bar and was using full weight on pry bar to attempt to free supervisor At one point employee states he was hanging upside down pushing feet up against eye beam
Injury or illness
Acute back strain sprain
Object or substance involved
supervisor became caught in machine and was assisting to relieve supervisor Overexertion pressing with pry bar
Summary line
Acute back strain sprain supervisor became caught in machine and was assisting to relieve supervisor Overexertion pressing with pry bar
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Prodn Maint Repair
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 331511: Iron foundries
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 550
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,232,965
- Establishment ID
- 1119783
- Employer case #
- 23 1925975
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:30
- Time of incident
- 21:20
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-21
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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