Establishment profile
JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS
928 E. VINE STREET, OTTUMWA, IA, 52501
Operated by John Deere · 1 of 110 establishments
333111 — Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Summary
JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS has accumulated 55 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $35,846 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 137 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
68% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 27 citations in this view · $33,664 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 3 | 3 | $4,114 | Dec 1989 | Nov 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 B01 | 2 | 1 | $1,170 | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 2 | 2 | $810 | Apr 1983 | Sep 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 2 | 2 | $506 | Apr 1983 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 F04 I | 2 | 2 | $416 | Apr 1983 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 2 | 1 | — | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2021) | 1 | 1 | $9,500 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 VIII | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | $2,125 | Aug 1992 | Aug 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Aug 1992 | Aug 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Aug 1992 | Aug 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 C02 IIE | 1 | 1 | $813 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 I | 1 | 1 | $810 | Sep 1991 | Sep 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B11 | 1 | 1 | $810 | Sep 1991 | Sep 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1200.006 | 1 | 1 | $810 | Sep 1991 | Sep 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Oct 2004 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D07 | 1 | 1 | $720 | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G05 | 1 | 1 | $650 | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E01 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G01 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
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 in NAICS 3331 within IA. Peer group: 137 employers. This establishment has 55 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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.
Reported for 823 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
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
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 OTTUMWA 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2002 | AMPUTATED,FINGER | 1 | — | — | |
| Nov 30, 1989 | AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,WORK RULES,FOOT CONTROL,LOCKOUT,MECH MALFUNCTION | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 OTTUMWA WORKS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA 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 OTTUMWA 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 OTTUMWA WORKS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS 928 EAST VINE STREET · OTTUMWA, IA, 52501 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 4 | 0 | — | Jul 2025 | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-22 | Referral | 1 | — | $9,500 | |
| 2022-03-02 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-03-02 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2013-10-22 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $813 | |
| 2009-01-09 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $650 | |
| 2004-09-15 | Complaint | 1 | — | $750 | |
| 2003-02-11 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-10-18 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | |
| 1999-01-14 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-10-12 | Complaint | 13 | 6 | $2,358 | |
| 1992-07-14 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $5,525 | |
| 1991-06-21 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $3,240 | |
| 1990-06-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-11-30 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $420 | |
| 1989-11-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-04-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-03-19 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-04-12 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-03-08 | Planned | 24 | 14 | $4,590 |
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 OTTUMWA 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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Other employers in farm machinery and equipment manufacturing within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- PALADIN BRANDS LLCDELHI — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO. INC.SHELL ROCK — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOHN DEERE DES MOINES WORKSANKENY — 2 federal enforcement records
- WILSON TRAILER COMPANYSIOUX CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- HAGIE MANUFACTURING CO.CLARION — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIMONSEN INDUSTRIES INC.QUIMBY — 2 federal enforcement records
- John DeereDubuque — 2 federal enforcement records
- WESTENDORF MANUFACTURING CO INCONAWA — 2 federal enforcement records
- QUALITY MANUFACTURING CORP.URBANDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
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 DES MOINES WORKSDES MOINES, IA — 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 DEERE HARVESTEREAST MOLINE, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All John Deere locationsParent rollup
- Farm Machinery and Equipment ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- Farm Machinery and in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS's OSHA violation history?
- JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 55 violations and $35,845.5 in total penalties.
- How does JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS's safety record compare to its industry?
- JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS operates in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS's self-reported DART rate is 2.97 compared to an industry average of 2.5.