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OSHA Injury Report: Tower Automotive Operations USA LLC

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operations USA LLC in 81 Drettman drive, Elkton, MI 48731 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was electrician in motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., body parts, fenders, hub caps, tops, trim) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Tower Automotive Operations USA LLC
Parent company
Autokiniton Elkton
Street
81 Drettman drive
City
Elkton
State
MI
ZIP
48731
On-site location
Electrical Dept

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Associate was inspecting a bus plug outside of the man basket with one bus plug resting on the top of the basket one bus plug resting on the bottom of the basket.

What happened

[REDACTED] was kneeling near the man basket inspecting a bus tap (smaller one. The man basket had one small bus tap on the bottom of the basket one larger bus tap on the top of the basket when the larger bus tap fell and struck the associate in the head.

Injury or illness

Laceration

Object or substance involved

Bus Plug

Summary line

Laceration to top of head

Employee and industry

Job description
Electrician
SOC code
49-2096 — Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
NAICS code
336370 — Motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., body parts, fenders, hub caps, tops, trim) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
397
Total hours worked
906240
Establishment ID
1454552
Employer case #
2025-180

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
22:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
12FEB26:18:39:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.