EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS—
John Deere Harvester Works
Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at John Deere Harvester Works, 110 13th Avenue, EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61244 on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was closing an overhead door when the rope he was using to pull the door closed broke, causing him to fall to the concrete ground and strike his head. He suffered a head laceration and concussion.
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EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS—
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On July 7, 2021, an employee was removing a repair trailer from a utility vehicle's hitch using their right hand. As the hitch released, it pinched their right index finger between the tailgate of the utility vehicle and the trailer hitch latch resulting in a laceration and fracture to the right index finger that required surgery and hospitalization.
EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS—
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At about 5:40 a.m. on May 16, 2020, an employee fell while walking into work. The employee's face struck the concrete, causing a head contusion and a laceration above the right eye. The employee was hospitalized.
EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS—
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An employee was painting a shear rack that was sitting on wheeled dollies. The rack shifted, causing the amputation of the employee's left middle fingertip in the pinch point between the rack and the dolly.
EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS—
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An employee was working at a discharge canyon assembly and pushing two assembly pieces together when his left pinky fingertip was pinched between the pieces, resulting in an amputation.
EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS—
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An employee was welding and attaching a manual load clamp when the employee's left little fingertip was caught and amputated in the clamp.
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