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OSHA Injury Report: Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton in 18717 County Road 15, Bluffton, OH 45817 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Tech IV in job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton
Street
18717 County Road 15
City
Bluffton
State
OH
ZIP
45817
On-site location
Steel Receiving

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
14

Before the incident

Moving post separator for coils.

What happened

Lifting coil separator.

Injury or illness

Sprain.

Object or substance involved

Sprain due to lifting coil separator.

Summary line

Strain - Muscle Arm Elbow Shoulder Right Side Container Tote Box Pallet WIP Rack Shipping Rack

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Tech IV
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
336370 — Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
146
Total hours worked
293046
EIN
260440499
Establishment ID
1063070
Employer case #
2023-059

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10JAN24:16:43:00

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Source

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