Defiance, OH · 2024-08-29

OSHA Injury Report: Defiance Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2024-08-29, an injury at Defiance Plant in 26427 St Rt 281, Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator MFG.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Defiance Plant
Parent company: General Motors
Street: 26427 St Rt 281
City: Defiance
State: OH
ZIP: 43512
On-site location: Shakeout MOD 4

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 11

Before the incident

pushing on air lockout

What happened

[REDACTED] 82924 TOI 0740 At the air lockout inside shakeout I was trying to turn the air off and put my lock on it and I tried to push on it but it wouldnt go so I pushed hard and my right ring finger got inched between the bottom of the T handle and

Injury or illness

Laceration without foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail

Object or substance involved

T handlesafety collar

Summary line

Laceration without foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nailT handlesafety collar

Employee and industry

Job description: Operator MFG
SOC code: 9999: Uncoded
NAICS code: 331511
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 609
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 1,315,356
EIN: 128533358
Establishment ID: 1087422
Employer case #: 2024 15490

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-08-29
Shift started: 06:30
Time of incident: 07:40
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-02-24

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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