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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Ottumwa Works

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at John Deere Ottumwa Works in 928 E Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was z Resource Pool Employee 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 845

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
55

Before the incident

Sweeping floor

What happened

Employee was bent sweeping out under a rack in LSB weld stood up turned heard pop and pain began in the knee. Tried to take a step and hurt to put weight on it.

Injury or illness

Left knee contusion

Object or substance involved

squatting sweeping out under a rack in LSB weld.

Summary line

Left knee contusion squatting sweeping out under a rack in LSB weld.

Employee and industry

Job description
Z Resource Pool Employee
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
333111 — Haying machines manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
513
Total hours worked
972130
Establishment ID
1294453
Employer case #
25-195727

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02FEB26:14:51:00

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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.