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OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Des Moines Works

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at John Deere Des Moines Works in Ankeny, IA 50023 resulted in days away from work. Employee was assembler in cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing.

Establishment
John Deere Des Moines Works
Parent company
John Deere
Street
825 SW Irvinedale Drive
City
Ankeny
State
IA
ZIP
50023
On-site location
40A
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Employee was dropping off built sheets at the next station and turned making contact with the lower shelf on the bench- hurting the left knee.

Employee hit knee on lower shelf of next station after turning. Employee has left knee contusion

pain to the left knee cap small abrasion to the knee cap

lower shelf on bench

pain to the left knee cap small abrasion to the knee cap lower shelf on bench

Job description
Assembler
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
333111 — Cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1578
Total hours worked
2953707
Establishment ID
1137658
Employer case #
251955757
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
16:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:15:38:00

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.