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OSHA Injury Report: Hercules Tooling Group Warren

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Hercules Tooling Group Warren in 13920 E. 10 Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48089 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Tech in jigs and fixtures for use with machine tools manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hercules Tooling Group Warren
Parent company
ArtiFlex Manufacturing
Street
13920 E. 10 Mile Rd.
City
Warren
State
MI
ZIP
48089
On-site location
Maintenance Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
100
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was grinding in the shop. While twisting he felt a pop in his back. He believed at the time that this was due to a non-work-related back condition he suffers from but later found out that he ruptured a disc. The physician states it is work related due to the twisting motion.

What happened

Due to the twisting and moving around in awkward positions his swollen disc ruptured.

Injury or illness

Lumbar radiculopathy (ruptured disc)

Object or substance involved

Disc swollen due to pre-existing condition disc rupture due to twisting and awkward posture.

Summary line

Lower back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Tech
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
333514 — Jigs and fixtures for use with machine tools manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
73
Total hours worked
158697
Establishment ID
1078649
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20JAN2025:13:18:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.