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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 f Production Welder 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
Building 3, new robot install
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
159

Standing on ladder helping carpenter install a hoist

Pushed on a hoist to get it in the rail ladder kicked out on resulting in EE falling from a few feet off the ground. Right side received most of impact on concrete floor left ankle was caught in ladder

Fall from ladder multiple extremities

Fall from height

Fall from ladder multiple extremities Fall from height

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 #
251962843
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
7:15
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.