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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Des Moines Works

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at John Deere Des Moines Works in 825 SW Irvinedale Drive, Ankeny, IA 50023 resulted in days away from work. Employee was f Production Welder in cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
John Deere Des Moines Works
Parent company
John Deere
Street
825 SW Irvinedale Drive
City
Ankeny
State
IA
ZIP
50023
On-site location
30 W

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
91
Days restricted or transferred
70

Before the incident

Operating a fork lift machine

What happened

Injury to Lt ankle while driving forklift. Per EE he had his Lt ankle in a comfortable position which happened to have the foot outside of the forklift. According to EE he believed he had clearance however heard a loud POP noise of left ankle.

Injury or illness

Lt ankle fracture

Object or substance involved

Its what we call a KIT

Summary line

Lt ankle fracture Its what we call a KIT

Employee and industry

Job description
F Production Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333111 — Cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1578
Total hours worked
2953707
Establishment ID
1137658
Employer case #
251962777

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:00
Time of incident
23:38
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:15:38:00

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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.