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

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Elkton in 81 Drettmann Drive, Elkton, MI 48731 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Operator in motor vehicle metal parts stamping.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Elkton
Street
81 Drettmann Drive
City
Elkton
State
MI
ZIP
48731
On-site location
Assembly 537

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Walking back from the assembly break room.

What happened

The employee was walking back to assembly [REDACTED] from the break room when they stopped at assembly [REDACTED] to pick up their bag they left on a roller rack. When picking it up they hit the outside of their right leg on a tab on the roller rack resulting in a laceration.

Injury or illness

laceration to the right leg

Object or substance involved

metal tab of roller rack

Summary line

Laceration Cut Lower Leg(below knee) Right Side Container Tote Box Pallet WIP Rack Shipping Rack

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
336370 — Motor vehicle metal parts stamping
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
337
Total hours worked
764906
Establishment ID
1107583
Employer case #
2023-339

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:30:00.000
Time of incident
23:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:20:02:00

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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.