Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1581502.015 - John Deere Foundry

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1581502.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/01/2022

Site Address:
John Deere Foundry
2000 Westfield Ave
Waterloo, IA 50701

Mailing Address:
2000 Westfield Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 333111/Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/01/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/10/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1870682	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144242.015

Event: 02/28/2022

Employee amputates fingertip

At 12:30 p.m. on February 28, 2022, an employee and a coworker were lifting a piece of scrap iron by hand to put into the furnace to be melted. As they placed the piece of scrap iron on the edge of the furnace, the iron piece rolled back onto the employee's finger. The employee amputated a fingertip and was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Scrap Metal

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1581502.015	38	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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