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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Deere & Co.
Current Parent Company: Deere
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Penalty: $275,000
Year: 2016
Date: December 22, 2016
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: workplace whistleblower retaliation
Violation Description: Deere & Co. agreed to resolve a lawsuit brought under under the anti-retaliation provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act alleging that a pipefitter employee was terminated from the Moline facility in June 2012 after reporting unsafe working conditions and filing a complaint with OSHA after the company failed to correct one of the unsafe conditions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
Facility City: Moline
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: agribusiness
Specific Industry of Current Parent: agricultural equipment
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