Defiance, OH—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Defiance, OH
21 severe-injury reports between 2015-08-26 and 2025-07-02, 211 OSHA inspections, and 302 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Defiance, Ohio.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Defiance
Example incidents
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Cornerstone Crushing
An employee was making adjustments on the curtain of an apron machine when their right little finger became caught in the crushing unit of the machine. The employee sustained an amputation past the first knuckle. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
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Welor Waste Control, Inc.
On June 3, 2025, the injured employee was unhooking a winching cable hook from a refuse container latch and training another employee. A winch lever was pulled, causing the cable to be pulled tight. The injured employee sustained a partial amputation to his left index finger.
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JOHNS MANVILLE
An employee was dislodging a build-up of semi-molten glass that had accumulated on the outside of one of the rotating cooling rollers on a glass marble machine. While tapping the accumulated glass with a metal bar, the bar jerked downward and pinched the employee's right little finger between the metal bar and the frame of the machine. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the finger just below the nail.
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B & B Molded Products
On April 23, 2024, at 8:22 p.m., an employee amputated their left index finger while operating an indexing conveyor.
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General Motors Defiance Casting Operations
On December 5, 2023, at approximately 8:30 AM, an employee went to manually move a wood scrap hopper from its location when the door of the hopper released. The employee lost their balance and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a right hip fracture that required hospitalization.
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JOHNS MANVILLE
On October 12, 2023, an employee was investigating a possible water leak when their glove was caught in the gears of the glass marble machine, resulting in amputation of the left little finger at the second knuckle. The machine was not guarded at the time.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.