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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Kernersville

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at John Deere Kernersville in 1000 John Deere Road, Kernersville, NC 27384 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was assembly Technician Contingent in excavators (e.g., power shovels) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
John Deere Kernersville
Parent company
John Deere kernersville
Street
1000 John Deere Road
City
Kernersville
State
NC
ZIP
27384
On-site location
Track Frame Wrap

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
140

Before the incident

Contingent was moving a lifting device to the part to move the part down the line.

What happened

The lifting device was staged in front of the frame and one leg of the device had slight crane load tension and bound. The technician placed his hand on the device to hook it up and the tension released catching his hand and finger between the frame and lifing device.

Injury or illness

Laceration and tendon damage of the right second finger.

Object or substance involved

Lifting Device

Summary line

Caught finger between lifting device handle and part

Employee and industry

Job description
Assembly Technician Contingent
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
333120 — Excavators (e.g., power shovels) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
747
Total hours worked
1508039
EIN
362382580
Establishment ID
1077217
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
12:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
15JAN26:17:38:00

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Source

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.