JOHN DEERE
3500 E DONALD ST PO BOX 270, WATERLOO, IA 50703 · NAICS 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Jul 21, 2020#344847587Jul 21, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344847587$7,1041 viol.1 violation$7,104 in penalties
Inspection #344847587
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 21, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 21, 2020
- Final Order
- Oct 26, 2020
- Closed
- Nov 13, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,250
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,104
- Penalties on Record
- $7,104
- Site Address
- 3500 E Donald St Po Box 270, Waterloo, IA 50703
- Industry
- 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employees amputates fingertip between sling and chassis
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C09 | Other | 1 | 4 | $7,104 | $7,104 | Oct 26, 2020 | - | Oct 26, 2020 |
Mar 14, 2017#342217957Mar 14, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342217957$2,9751 viol.1 violation$2,975 in penalties
Inspection #342217957
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 14, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 20, 2017
- Final Order
- Aug 1, 2017
- Closed
- Aug 7, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,975
- Penalties on Record
- $2,975
- Site Address
- 3500 E Donald St Po Box 270, Waterloo, IA 50703
- Industry
- 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee finger is amputated while reorienting a link ball w
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 88.4 OSHA citation code: 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2017) | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,975 | $2,975 | Aug 2, 2017 | - | Aug 1, 2017 |
Mar 11, 2015#340463405Mar 11, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340463405$8133 viol.3 violations$813 in penalties
Inspection #340463405
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 11, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 23, 2015
- Final Order
- Aug 14, 2015
- Closed
- Sep 2, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,625
- Penalties on Record
- $813
- Site Address
- 3500 E Donald St, Waterloo, IA 50703
- Industry
- 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I | Serious | 4 | 4 | $1,625 | $813 | Aug 21, 2015 | - | Aug 14, 2015 |
| 01001B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 N04 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 21, 2015 | - | Aug 14, 2015 |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 21, 2015 | - | Aug 14, 2015 |
Jan 12, 2015#340177898Jan 12, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340177898$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340177898
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 12, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 14, 2015
- Closed
- Jan 20, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3500 E Donald Street, Waterloo, IA 50704
- Industry
- 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
4 inspections, 2015 to 2020. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Machinery Manufacturing, 18,731 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: farm machinery and equipment manufacturing reported 4.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.2%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source