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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Kernersville

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at John Deere Kernersville in 1000 John Deere Road, Kernersville, NC 27384 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was assembler 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
Assembly

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Working in Arm Sub Assembly

What happened

Another employee was using a sledge hammer to push in a lower pin in a 470 unit. When he came back to hit the pin the sledge hammer hit the top of the pin and came out of the employee 's hands and hit the contingent in the head.

Injury or illness

Laceration right forehead

Object or substance involved

Sledge hammer

Summary line

Employee was using a sledge hammer and it slipped out of hands and struck contingent in the head lacerating forehead

Employee and industry

Job description
Assembler Contingent
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
333120 — Excavators (e.g., power shovels) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
829
Total hours worked
1706214
EIN
362382580
Establishment ID
1077217
Employer case #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19JAN24:12:24:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.