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

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Elkton in 81 Drettmann Drive, Elkton, MI 48731 resulted in days away from work. Employee was steel Processor 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
B60 Press

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
13

Before the incident

Cutting banding off a coil with snips.

What happened

Processor had gotten a pair of banding snips and was trying to cut the banding off his coil when he felt a jolt in his hand where he had a callus type lump for some time that now hurt to the touch.

Injury or illness

Hand injury

Object or substance involved

Banding snips

Summary line

Strain-Muscle Wrist Hand Finger Right-Side Hand Tool

Employee and industry

Job description
Steel Processor
SOC code
51-9199 — Production 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 #
2023-278

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:30:00.000
Time of incident
17:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:15:36:00

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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.