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OSHA Injury Report: GM Defiance Operations

Hearing loss · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a hearing loss at GM Defiance Operations in 26427 OH-281, Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was engine 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
Dept 420

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE came to Medical for a hearing retest

What happened

Audiogram Case created to document hearing loss STS in Right Ear confirmed on Audiometric Retest EE works as a PS Tech in Dept [REDACTED] PPE Howard Leight [REDACTED] earplugs earmuffs

Injury or illness

Sensorineural Hearing Loss right

Object or substance involved

Exposure to Noise

Summary line

Sensorineural Hearing Loss rightExposure to Noise

Employee and industry

Job description
Engine Operator MFG
SOC code
51-8021 — Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
NAICS code
331511 — Iron foundries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
542
Total hours worked
1410860
EIN
270383222
Establishment ID
1438712
Employer case #
2025a1560

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
14:59
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.