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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Ottumwa Works

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at John Deere Ottumwa Works in Ottumwa, IA 52501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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 181 Mainframe
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
2

loading pipe

Forklift driver cut metal banding around pipes to be able to remove the pipes from the load. When they went to remove the banding they pulled the banding towards themselves cutting their stomach.

Laceration to left abdominal wall

metal banding holding pipes.

Laceration to left abdominal wall metal banding holding pipes.

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 1940009
Date of incident
Shift started
20:30
Time of incident
21:00
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.