JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS
VINE AND MADISON, OTTUMWA, IA 52501
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Inspection records
Aug 22, 2022#346164239Aug 22, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346164239$9,5001 viol.1 violation$9,500 in penalties
Inspection #346164239
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 22, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 6, 2023
- Final Order
- Feb 10, 2023
- Closed
- Feb 21, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,770
- Penalties on Record
- $9,500
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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.
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 (2021) | Other | 1 | 3 | $7,770 | $9,500 | - | Feb 10, 2023 |
Mar 2, 2022#345815393Mar 2, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345815393$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345815393
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 2, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 2, 2022
- Closed
- Apr 4, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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.
Mar 2, 2016#341299428Mar 2, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341299428$5,0001 viol.1 violation$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #341299428
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 2, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 2, 2016
- Final Order
- Mar 31, 2016
- Closed
- Apr 11, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 865
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01 VIII | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mar 23, 2016 | - | Mar 31, 2016 |
Oct 22, 2013#317337459Oct 22, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#317337459$8132 viol.2 violations$813 in penalties
Inspection #317337459
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 22, 2013
- Closed
- Dec 13, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,625
- Penalties on Record
- $813
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 C02 IIE | Serious | 2 | 1 | $1,625 | $813 | Dec 20, 2013 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 C03 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 20, 2013 | - | - |
Jan 9, 2009#312943624Jan 9, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#312943624$6502 viol.2 violations$650 in penalties
Inspection #312943624
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 9, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 9, 2009
- Closed
- Mar 11, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,300
- Penalties on Record
- $650
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G05 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,300 | $650 | Mar 12, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 M02 I | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2009 | - | - |
Sep 15, 2004#306685280Sep 15, 2004Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#306685280$7501 viol.1 violation$750 in penalties
Inspection #306685280
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 16, 2004
- Closed
- Apr 24, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 910
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $750
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08 | Other | 1 | 8 | $1,500 | $750 | Feb 15, 2005 | - | - |
Feb 11, 2003#305712531Feb 11, 2003Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#305712531$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305712531
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 17, 2003
- Closed
- Feb 26, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 964
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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 amputates finger tip
Oct 18, 2002#305711731Oct 18, 2002Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#305711731$3,0001 viol.1 violation$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #305711731
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 18, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 2002
- Contested
- Nov 25, 2002
- Final Order
- Mar 1, 2003
- Closed
- Mar 25, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 850
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 20 | $4,500 | $3,000 | Dec 27, 2002 | Nov 25, 2002 | Mar 1, 2003 |
Jan 14, 1999#300372109Jan 14, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#300372109$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #300372109
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 14, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 10, 1999
- Closed
- May 17, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 780
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.159 Automatic Sprinkler Systems OSHA citation code: 19100159 C10 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 2, 1999 | - | - |
Oct 12, 1993#115057366Oct 12, 1993Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#115057366$2,35813 viol.13 violations$2,358 in penalties
Inspection #115057366
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 12, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 24, 1994
- Contested
- Apr 21, 1994
- Final Order
- Jan 24, 1995
- Closed
- Feb 13, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,046
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,715
- Penalties on Record
- $2,358
- Site Address
- 928 E. Vine Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (5 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 21 | $1,387 | $694 | Apr 8, 1994 | Apr 21, 1994 | Jan 24, 1995 |
| 01002 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $832 | $416 | Apr 8, 1994 | Apr 21, 1994 | Jan 24, 1995 |
| 01003A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F04 I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $832 | $416 | Apr 8, 1994 | Apr 21, 1994 | Jan 24, 1995 |
| 01003B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Apr 8, 1994 | Apr 21, 1994 | Jan 24, 1995 |
| 01004 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $832 | $416 | Apr 8, 1994 | Apr 21, 1994 | Jan 24, 1995 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
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.
19 inspections, 1983 to 2022. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
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