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 f Production Welder 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
- 30 W
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 91
- Days restricted or transferred
- 70
Before the incident
Operating a fork lift machine
What happened
Injury to Lt ankle while driving forklift. Per EE he had his Lt ankle in a comfortable position which happened to have the foot outside of the forklift. According to EE he believed he had clearance however heard a loud POP noise of left ankle.
Injury or illness
Lt ankle fracture
Object or substance involved
Its what we call a KIT
Summary line
Lt ankle fracture Its what we call a KIT
Employee and industry
- Job description
- F Production Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- 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 #
- 251962777
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:00
- Time of incident
- 23:38
- 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.