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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Kernersville

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at John Deere Kernersville in 1000 John Deere Road, Kernersville, NC 27384 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was arm Welding Technician 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
Arm Welding

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
15

Before the incident

Employee was finishing a weld at the end of the shift.

What happened

Hit left hand with a hot weld wire and punctured the glove and finger on left hand. Left and did not report incident and returned on [REDACTED] to report.

Injury or illness

Puncture wound with infection left fourth finger.

Object or substance involved

Hot weld wire

Summary line

Finishing a weld and the hot wire hit his glove puncturing glove and last finger of left hand causing a puncture and a later infection.

Employee and industry

Job description
Arm Welding Technician
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333120 — Excavators (e.g., power shovels) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
766
Total hours worked
1288383
EIN
362382580
Establishment ID
1077217
Employer case #
02

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
22:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03JAN2025:13:20:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.