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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 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 910 OP 102030

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

[REDACTED]

What happened

Hearing loss confirmed for right ear

Injury or illness

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

Object or substance involved

Noise

Summary line

Hearing Loss

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 #
2025a1553

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
7:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:20:26:00

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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.