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OSHA Injury Report: DEF - Spartanburg Assembly

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at DEF - Spartanburg Assembly in 789 Flatwood Industrial Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29303 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was assembler II in light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
DEF - Spartanburg Assembly
Parent company
Oshkosh Defense
Street
789 Flatwood Industrial Drive
City
Spartanburg
State
SC
ZIP
29303
On-site location
SAP - Trim 1

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Just finished installing wiper motor was going back to station.

What happened

Associate while working at station 8 on the front side of the trim 1 assembly line was working ahead of her job process installing windshield wiper motors. As she exited the vehicle she stepped down onto the first step of the right side of the truck placing her right foot onto the first step and then her left foot onto the flooring. when she placed her left foot down she felt like her knee popped or over extended. She wasn 't in pain at the time so she did not report the incident when it happened. She went to her supervisor the next day at [REDACTED] stating she had knee swelling and pain.

Injury or illness

Strain or Sprain

Object or substance involved

stepping down from truck

Summary line

Strain or Sprain to Left Knee caused by stepping down from truck

Employee and industry

Job description
Assembler II
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
336112 — Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
799
Total hours worked
1749204
EIN
471133037
Establishment ID
1124834
Employer case #
IN-202505

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:18:34:00

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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.