Ankeny, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: John Deere Des Moines Works
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
Before the incident
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.
What happened
Employee hit knee on lower shelf of next station after turning. Employee has left knee contusion
Injury or illness
pain to the left knee cap small abrasion to the knee cap
Object or substance involved
lower shelf on bench
Summary line
pain to the left knee cap small abrasion to the knee cap lower shelf on bench
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:15:38:00
Source
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.