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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Ottumwa Works

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at John Deere Ottumwa Works in 928 E Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Welder in haying machines manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
John Deere Ottumwa Works
Parent company
John Deere Ottumwa Works
Street
928 E Vine Street
City
Ottumwa
State
IA
ZIP
52501
On-site location
Department 181

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

welding on the main frame

What happened

Welder threw the weld lead forward over the pipe and it came back and hit himself in the right upper leg causing a wire poke to right upper thigh

Injury or illness

Wire poke

Object or substance involved

swing weld gun over pipe sticking upper thigh.

Summary line

Wire poke swing weld gun over pipe sticking upper thigh.

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Welder
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
333111 — Haying machines manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
658
Total hours worked
1270938
Establishment ID
1294453
Employer case #
24 1938361

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06FEB2025:20:12:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.