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JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS

18600 S. JOHN DEERE RD, DUBUQUE, IA, 52001
Operated by John Deere · 1 of 110 establishments
333120Construction Machinery Manufacturing
EIN 362382580

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OSHA inspections
48
over 51 years
Violations
101
$67,448 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 hospitalizations · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS has accumulated 101 OSHA violations across 48 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $67,448 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 137 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
48
0.9 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
101
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$67,448
$668 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
27 of 48
Inspection trigger · referral
10 of 48

38% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 13 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 35 citations in this view · $50,784 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4000.2 143$2,200Sep 1985Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0232$2,575Jun 1994Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0232$1,250Nov 1982Jun 1985
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$5,450Apr 2000Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$940Dec 1982Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.1025 C0122$760Jan 1983Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.1025 F04 I22Nov 1982Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0522Jun 1985Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0322Jun 1985Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0622Nov 1982Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.1000 E21Nov 1982Jan 1983
88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2021)11$12,661Mar 2026Mar 2026
29 CFR 1910.0184 E02 II11$12,660Mar 2026Mar 2026
88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2017)11$3,563Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$1,875Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$1,500Apr 2000Apr 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C02 II11$1,500Apr 2000Apr 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$1,500Apr 2000Apr 2000
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11$1,250Apr 2000Apr 2000
29 CFR 1910.0213 L0211$1,100Dec 2010Dec 2010

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3331 within IA. Peer group: 137 employers. This establishment has 101 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $3,488
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
3.3
vs industry
+1.7
TRIR
5.0
vs industry
+2.2

Reported for 2,650 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
4
Complaint
27
Accident
5
Referral
10

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 DUBUQUE WORKS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 7, 2021Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Assembling,Assembly Line,Caught Between,Crushed,Foot,Fracture,Loader,Manufacturing,Material Handling,Miscommunication,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Production Line,Run Over,Skid Steer loader,Unsafe Position11
Feb 22, 2018Amputation,Backhoe,Installing,Laceration,Struck By,Thumb11
Oct 11, 2010AMPUTATED,FINGER,GLOVE,CAUGHT BY,THUMB,LOCKOUT,MACHINE--MISC1
Mar 15, 2005AMPUTATED,REPAIR,FINGER,PINNED,MECHANIC,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNSTABLE LOAD1
Feb 9, 2000CHEST,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,LACERATION,ARTERY,LUBRICATINGFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 months 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 DUBUQUE WORKS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 DUBUQUE WORKS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
6
Quarters non-compliant
6

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS
18600 SOUTH JOHN DEERE ROAD · DUBUQUE, IA, 52001
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 6
60Oct 2024View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1871249
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — DEERE & COMPANY (across 19 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$81.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$888.3M
Awards (all-time)
7,183

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-02-24Referral0$0
2026-02-04Complaint0$0
2025-10-06Referral2$25,321
2023-09-06Complaint4$1,754
2023-06-14Referral0$0
2022-03-07Complaint0$0
2021-09-14Referral0$0
2020-03-04Complaint0$0
2019-05-08Complaint0$0
2018-03-21Referral1$3,563
2017-11-28Complaint0$0
2015-04-14Referral0$0
2014-04-02Complaint0$0
2012-05-10Complaint0$0
2011-12-08Referral0$0
2010-11-08Referral159$9,800
2007-04-12Referral0$0
2005-04-13Referral11$1,000
2000-02-10Accident75$11,750
1995-05-02Complaint0$0
1995-01-17Complaint0$0
1994-03-22Complaint53$2,700
1991-07-02Accident0$0
1989-09-12Complaint0$0
1988-09-06Planned179$1,740
1987-09-16Complaint31$200
1987-05-06Complaint0$0
1987-03-24Complaint0$0
1987-03-16Complaint0$0
1986-08-22Complaint11$250
1986-05-21Complaint0$0
1986-04-17Complaint0$0
1985-11-04Follow-up0$0
1985-11-04Follow-up0$0
1985-09-03Complaint1$0
1985-08-08Complaint11$320
1985-07-17Complaint11$400
1985-06-03Complaint0$0
1985-03-15Complaint1515$2,700
1984-12-11Complaint0$0
1984-09-26Complaint0$0
1984-01-26Complaint1$540
1982-11-09Planned74$2,350
1982-08-18Planned1810$2,700
1980-10-01Accident11$360
1979-12-04Accident0$0
1979-11-26Accident0$0
1975-04-16Planned0$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 DUBUQUE 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.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE 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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Frequently asked

What is JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS's OSHA violation history?
JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS has 48 OSHA inspections on record with 101 violations and $67,448 in total penalties.
How does JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS's safety record compare to its industry?
JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS operates in the construction machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS's self-reported DART rate is 3.28 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
Has JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS.