Establishment profile
JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS
HIGHWAY 415 NORTH BUILDING 2, DES MOINES, IA, 50306
Operated by John Deere · 1 of 110 establishments
Summary
JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $1,480 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 18,581 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
30% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $1,480 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Mar 1981 | Mar 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 F07 III | 1 | 1 | $420 | Mar 1981 | Mar 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 F03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1981 | Mar 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1981 | Mar 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1981 | Mar 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1981 | Mar 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IXC | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 18,581 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IA — for John Deere, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other John Deere locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 8 cases · 8 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-373141 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-322841 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-319653 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-318220 | Unfair labor practice | May 2023 | May 2023 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-314805 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-211318 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2017 | Mar 2019 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-206761 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2017 | Nov 2017 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-174583 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2016 | May 2016 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-01-08 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $280 | |
| 1984-11-15 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-11-16 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-10-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-02-03 | Complaint | 6 | 3 | $840 | |
| 1980-04-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-04-15 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-03-04 | Planned | 8 | 3 | $360 | |
| 1980-01-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-06-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS is one of 110 establishments rolled up under the parent organization John Deere.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of John Deere across all 110 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by John Deere, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- JOHN DEERE HARVESTER WORKSEAST MOLINE, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKSANKENY, IA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHN DEERE HARVESTEREAST MOLINE, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOHN DEERE DAVENPORT WORKSDAVENPORT, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- John DeereDubuque, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOHN DEERE COChamblee, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOHN DEERE SEEDING GROUPVALLEY CITY, ND — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKSANKENY, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOHN DEERE HARVESTER WORKSMOLINE, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOHN DEEREWATERLOO, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All John Deere locationsParent rollup
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup John Deere, which operates 110 establishments in our dataset.
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- JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKS has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $1,480 in total penalties.