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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 k Resource Pool Employee 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
30A, near SS4B
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
24
Days restricted or transferred
8

Drinking coffee in chair waiting for startup meeting

Leaned back slightly in chair to take a sip of coffee when the back of the chair came apart causing EE to fall backwards about 1.5-2 feet from ground onto concrete. EE reports the wind was knocked out of her and while trying to stand up EE almost blacked out.

Fall struck back of head and left shoulder on concrete

Defective chair concrete floor

Fall struck back of head and left shoulder on concrete Defective chair concrete floor

Job description
K Resource Pool Employee
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
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 #
251963527
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
6:40
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.