Elkton, MI ·
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 maintenance Tech Apprentice 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
- Machine Repair Tool Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 54
- Days restricted or transferred
- 64
Before the incident
Working on T1 clutch. Using the crane had clutch and hub elevated over work table about 1 2. Was using a sledge hammer to break the hub from the plate. The plate was supported by forks on the outside of the plate.
What happened
When the hub was struck with the sledge hammer the plate and hub broke free from each other. This resulted in the plate coming off the forks that were used to support it. The plate fell to the ground striking colleagues right leg and pinching his leg foot between the plate and gib on the floor
Injury or illness
Right ankle medial malleolus fracture
Object or substance involved
Metal plate
Summary line
Fracture (simple or compound) Foot Ankle Toes Right Side Maintenance Equipment
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Tech Apprentice
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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 #
- 2024-329
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 05:50
- 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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