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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Ottumwa Works

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at John Deere Ottumwa Works in 928 E Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was r Pipefit Ht and Vnt Maint 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 27

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
104

Before the incident

Carrying a window AC unit with another employee.

What happened

Had to carry the AC unit over a transition ramp to get into the room where the AC unit was going to be installed. Foot caught on lip of ramp while walking backwards causing knee pain.

Injury or illness

Right knee effusion

Object or substance involved

catching lip of ramp while moving materials.

Summary line

Right knee effusion catching lip of ramp while moving materials.

Employee and industry

Job description
R Pipefit Ht and Vnt Maint
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 #
25-195907

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
16:00
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.