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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 c Sht and Plt Fabricator 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
90 outside in west rack laydown area
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
9

Moving skids on for lift

Both skids flipped upside down was able to get forks under skid to flip right side up. Could not flip the whole way got off lift and pushed rest of the way

Lower back strain

Pushing skid

Lower back strain Pushing skid

Job description
C Sht and Plt Fabricator
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 #
251958425
Date of incident
Shift started
21:30
Time of incident
2:55
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.