Elkton, MI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Elkton
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Elkton in 81 Drettmann Drive, Elkton, MI 48731 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was tool and Die Maker in motor vehicle metal parts stamping.
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
- V-Line
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 114
Before the incident
Inserting the automation arms for the path finders on the V-Line. The associate reported he was the only person for tool and die on that job on the day he was injured.
What happened
He was lifting an automation arm into the pathfinder from the left to the right. Automation weighed approximately 25 lbs. He reported feeling a strain in the shoulder after inserting it into the pathfinder.
Injury or illness
shoulder strain sprain
Object or substance involved
automation
Summary line
Sprain - Ligament Tendon Arm Elbow Shoulder Right Side Tool Fixture Jig
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Tool and Die Maker
- SOC code
- 51-4111: Tool and Die Makers
- NAICS code
- 336370: Motor vehicle metal parts stamping
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 416
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 984,246
- Establishment ID
- 1107583
- Employer case #
- 2024-303
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 00:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-10
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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