JOHN DEERE is a farm machinery and equipment manufacturing employer in WATERLOO, IA. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $10,892 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.
JOHN DEERE
3500 E DONALD ST PO BOX 270, WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Parent: John Deere (69 locations)
333111 — Top companies in Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
537 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
JOHN DEERE is one of 69 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization John Deere.
Federal enforcement records on JOHN DEERE represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of John Deere across all 69 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by John Deere
- JOHN DEERE HARVESTER WORKS — EAST MOLINE, IL — 3 federal records
- JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS — ANKENY, IA — 3 federal records
- JOHN DEERE — WATERLOO, IA — 2 federal records
- JOHN DEERE DAVENPORT WORKS — DAVENPORT, IA — 2 federal records
- JOHN DEERE COFFEYVILLE WORKS — COFFEYVILLE, KS — 2 federal records
- John Deere — Dubuque, IA — 2 federal records
- JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS — ANKENY, IA — 2 federal records
- JOHN DEERE SEEDING GROUP — VALLEY CITY, ND — 2 federal records
- DEERE & COMPANY — MILAN, IL — 2 federal records
- JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS — DUBUQUE, IA — 2 federal records
Other employers in Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing within IA
- JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS — ANKENY — 3 federal records
- JOHN DEERE — WATERLOO — 2 federal records
- UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO. INC. — SHELL ROCK — 2 federal records
- JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS — ANKENY — 2 federal records
- PALADIN BRANDS LLC — DELHI — 2 federal records
- QUALITY MANUFACTURING CORP. — URBANDALE — 2 federal records
- WESTENDORF MANUFACTURING CO INC — ONAWA — 2 federal records
- HAGIE MANUFACTURING CO. — CLARION — 2 federal records
- WILSON TRAILER COMPANY — SIOUX CITY — 2 federal records
- RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC. — CONRAD — 2 federal records
Industry context
Within the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry in IA, JOHN DEERE ranks in the 63th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 135 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 78th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 66th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.4 for the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.5. JOHN DEERE's self-reported DART rate is 4.24, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 6 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is JOHN DEERE's OSHA violation history?
- JOHN DEERE has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $10,892 in total penalties.
- How does JOHN DEERE's safety record compare to its industry?
- JOHN DEERE operates in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. JOHN DEERE's self-reported DART rate is 4.24 compared to an industry average of 2.5.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOHN DEERE of WATERLOO, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. JOHN DEERE resolves to the parent rollup John Deere, which operates 69 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for JOHN DEERE include 2 hospitalizations.
This profile may be incomplete if JOHN DEEREoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.