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OSHA Injury Report: Defiance Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Defiance Plant in 26427 St Rt 281, Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator MFG.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Defiance Plant
Parent company
General Motors
Street
26427 St Rt 281
City
Defiance
State
OH
ZIP
43512
On-site location
Cast Melding Mod 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

Stepping down from charge truck

What happened

DOI 8162024 TOI 0805 I was stepping out of charge truck in cast melting Mod 1 and stepped on scrap on floor and right knee twisted and felt a pop Cannot stand on right leg without pain of 1010 I work 1st shift as a PS Tech in [REDACTED] with a sta

Injury or illness

Unilateral primary osteoarthritis right knee

Object or substance involved

Scrap on floor

Summary line

Unilateral primary osteoarthritis right kneeScrap on floor

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator MFG
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331511
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
609
Total hours worked
1315356
EIN
128533358
Establishment ID
1087422
Employer case #
2024 15487

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
8:05
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24FEB2025:14:39:00

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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.