Defiance, OH · 2024-12-16

OSHA Injury Report: Defiance Plant

Hearing loss · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2024-12-16, a hearing loss at Defiance Plant in 26427 St Rt 281, Defiance, OH 43512 resulted in other recordable case. 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: Plantwide Hired in 1995

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Doing regular job

What happened

DOI [REDACTED] TOI 1500 time on Audiogram Case created to document hearing loss STS in Left Ear confirmed on Audiometric Retest EE works as an Iron Tech PreMachining in Dept 118 on 2nd shift with a start time of [REDACTED] Group Leader is [REDACTED]

Injury or illness

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

Object or substance involved

Exposure to Noise

Summary line

Sensorineural hearing loss unilateral left ear with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral sideExposure to Noise

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 15512

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-12-16
Shift started: 14:30
Time of incident: 15:00
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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