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OSHA Injury Report: DEF - South Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at DEF - South Plant in 333 W. 29th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was general Assembler in heavy truck assembly on chassis of own manufacture.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
DEF - South Plant
Parent company
Oshkosh Defense
Street
333 W. 29th Avenue
City
Oshkosh
State
WI
ZIP
54902
On-site location
SP - ENGINE LINE

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
108

Before the incident

Prebuilding [REDACTED] engine

What happened

Operator [REDACTED] was working in [REDACTED] was trying to extent [REDACTED] cart. When going to slide the cart the cart was binding and the operator pull on it. Operator then felt popping in lower back area. Then grab a hammer to free the part and the pain was too intense. Stopped activity and call supervisor immediately. Then referred to safety [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Strain or Sprain

Object or substance involved

A2 engine cart

Summary line

Strain or Sprain to Left and Right Back caused by A2 engine cart

Employee and industry

Job description
General Assembler
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
336120 — Heavy truck assembly on chassis of own manufacture
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
585
Total hours worked
1196490
EIN
471133037
Establishment ID
197253
Employer case #
IN-202502

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
4:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:18:43:00

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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.