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OSHA Injury Report: Defiance 8

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Defiance 8 in 925 Carpenter Road, Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mAINTENANCE in fiberglass Insulation Products Manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Defiance 8
Parent company
Johns Manville
Street
925 Carpenter Road
City
Defiance
State
OH
ZIP
43512
On-site location
HOT END,81

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Performing Maintenance: Working on Unit 81 windup equipment.

What happened

Employee got his left thumb pinched between the cylinder and the clevis causing a laceration to his left thumb.

Injury or illness

Finger: Laceration

Object or substance involved

Equipment: Compressed air cylinder.

Summary line

Finger: Laceration; Equipment: Compressed air cylinder.

Employee and industry

Job description
MAINTENANCE
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
327993 — Fiberglass Insulation Products Manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
492
Total hours worked
1046374
EIN
130889690
Establishment ID
102018
Employer case #
35638

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
0:08
Time of incident
11:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17FEB2025:14:25:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.