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OSHA Injury Report: Balchem - Defiance

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Balchem - Defiance in 111 West High Street, Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was blend Blender in beverages, dietary, dairy and nondairy based.

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Establishment
Balchem - Defiance
Parent company
Balchem Corporation
Street
111 West High Street
City
Defiance
State
OH
ZIP
43512
On-site location
Coulter 1 Mix Room
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Trying to cover drain hose with bucket

EE noticed the drain hose was bobbing and tried to put bucket on to weigh it down

Burn to leg

Condensate steam

EE burned leg from condensate hose

Job description
Blend Blender
SOC code
9999: Uncoded
NAICS code
311514: Beverages, dietary, dairy and nondairy based
NAICS vintage
2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
88
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
127,577
Establishment ID
1093455
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
06:00
Time of incident
08:00
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-01-30

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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