Surgoinsville, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Bharat Forge PMT
Hearing loss · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a hearing loss at Bharat Forge PMT in Surgoinsville, TN 37873 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was final Inspector in cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Bharat Forge PMT
- Parent company
- Bharat Forge PMT
- Street
- 2150 Schmiede Rd
- City
- Surgoinsville
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37873
- On-site location
- Final Inspection
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Hearing loss (code 5)
Before the incident
Employee was performing normal job duties in a high-noise environment in Final Inspection while operating machinery.
What happened
During a routine audiometric test the employee was found to have experienced a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing as defined by OSHA 's noise standard
Injury or illness
Hearing loss Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in one ear.
Object or substance involved
Prolonged occupational noise exposure from machinery contributing to gradual hearing loss.
Summary line
Employee was performing normal job duties in a high-noise environment in Final Inspection while operating machinery.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Final Inspector
- SOC code
- 51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- NAICS code
- 332111 — Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 155
- Total hours worked
- 317194
- EIN
- 134278589
- Establishment ID
- 1073960
- Employer case #
- 24
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28FEB2025:20:25:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.