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OSHA Injury Report: Defiance Plant

Hearing loss · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a hearing loss at Defiance Plant in 26427 St Rt 281, Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was engine 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
Plantwide

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Hearing loss (code 5)

Before the incident

Doing regular job

What happened

S DOI [REDACTED] TOI [REDACTED] time on Audiogram Case created to document hearing loss STS in Right Ear confirmed on Audiometric Retest EE works as a Fork Truck Driver in Dept 533 on 2nd shift with a start time of [REDACTED] Group Leader is [REDACTED]

Injury or illness

Sensorineural hearing loss unilateral right ear with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

Object or substance involved

Exposure to noise

Summary line

Sensorineural hearing loss unilateral right ear with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral sideExposure to noise

Employee and industry

Job description
Engine 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 15503

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
15:09
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.