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OSHA Injury Report: GM Defiance Operations

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at GM Defiance Operations in 26427 OH-281, Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator MFG in iron foundries.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GM Defiance Operations
Parent company
GM Defiance Operations
Street
26427 OH-281
City
Defiance
State
OH
ZIP
43512
On-site location
SPM Mod 5 Op 135

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

Pulling on a stuck pallet with a hook

What happened

The pallet was stuck didnt go all the way in the saw room I was pulling on the stuck pallet with a hook had a sudden pain in my left shoulder I work in SPM My supervisor Location of Incident Mod 5 Op 135 Witnesses None PPE Glasses ear plugs gloves

Injury or illness

Strain of other muscles fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level left arm

Object or substance involved

Stuck Pallet

Summary line

Strain of other muscles fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level left armStuck Pallet

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator MFG
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331511 — Iron foundries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
542
Total hours worked
1410860
EIN
270383222
Establishment ID
1438712
Employer case #
2025a1555

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
17:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:20:04:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.