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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 f 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 184

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
54

Before the incident

Picking up gate sill off of fixture floor where they are staged. Bent over to grab sill when starting to lift felt a sharp pain (lower back to left of spine)

What happened

Picking up gate sill off of fixture floor bent over to grab the sill and started to lift when felt sharp pain

Injury or illness

Acute strain lower back

Object or substance involved

lifting gate sill.

Summary line

Acute strain lower back lifting gate sill.

Employee and industry

Job description
F Production Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333111 — Haying machines manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
513
Total hours worked
972130
Establishment ID
1294453
Employer case #
25-196930

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:45
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.