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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Ottumwa Works

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at John Deere Ottumwa Works in Ottumwa, IA 52501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was forklift Operator in haying machines manufacturing.

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 260
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
54

putting cardboard in the crusher

Forklift operator was pulling down the cardboard crusher door when they felt a strain in their left shoulder.

Left shoulder full thickness rotator cuff tear

pulling door down of cardboard crusher.

Left shoulder full thickness rotator cuff tear pulling door down of cardboard crusher.

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
333111 — Haying machines manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
658
Total hours worked
1270938
Establishment ID
1294453
Employer case #
24 1937584
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06FEB2025:20:12:00

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.